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Challenges CleanTech Startup Entrepreneurs Face

5 June 2017
CEOs and founders of clean technology startups share the challenges in bringing climate change solutions in the Asia-Pacific. Asia needs cleantech solutions—innovative technologies, products, and services that enable more efficient use and management of energy and natural resources. By 2030,…

Sudokwon Landfill Site Management

16 May 2017
The Sudokwon Landfill offers smart technology solutions and best practices in solid waste management that can be adopted in other countries the region. Sudokwon began with a clear vision for the landfill in the future, the Dreampark, and is working toward achieving that vision, following…
Organizer: South Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

K-water Integrated Water Operation Center

15 May 2017
Take a virtual tour of the K-water Integrated Water Operation Center, South Korea's centralized smart water management hub. Using the K-water Hydro Intelligent Toolkit (K-Hit), the Integrated Water Operation Center operates 33 dams, 16 weirs, 25 hydropower plants (78 generators: 1,333 MW), 350…

Facilitating Resilience in Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS) through the GEF-Satoyama Project

7 May 2017
Conservation International has rolled out a project that mainly works to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services, while improving human well-being in priority socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes. The project can contribute to the achievement of…

Safe, Nutritious, and Affordable Food for All: ADB Food Security Forum 2016 Discussions and Recommendations

1 May 2017
In 2000, 617 million people in Asia and the Pacific were suffering from hunger.

ADB Resilience Academy

24 April 2017
Global resilience academies have been changing the landscape of disaster response. ADB is stepping up its efforts to enhance climate resilience of vulnerable communities through the ADB Resilience Academy (ADB RA). Patterned after Rockefeller Foundation's Resilience Academy, ADB RA brings together…

Climate Change and Financing

23 March 2017
ADB has committed to double its annual climate financing by year 2020. This presentation discusses ADB’s approaches to climate finance mobilization and shares some examples of projects that support environmentally sustainable growth.

Agriculture and Environment (Overview)

22 March 2017
Know more about ADB's focus and action areas in the field of agriculture and environment, and check out some of the potential opportunities under the sector.

Agriculture and Environment (Central and West Asia)

22 March 2017
Know more about ADB's focus and action areas in the field of agriculture and environment, along with the corresponding pipeline and lending projects in Central and West Asia.

Agriculture and Environment (East Asia)

22 March 2017
Know more about ADB's focus and action areas in the field of agriculture and environment, along with the corresponding pipeline and lending projects in East Asia.