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Climate Finance Accounting for Agriculture and Natural Resources (mostly adaptation)

20 September 2018
Agriculture and water sectors are likely to be the primary avenue of risk from climate change. This presentation discusses the methodology used by multilateral development banks for tracking adaptation finance, particularly in the agriculture and natural resources sector. It also details ADB's…

Adaptation Finance (Energy)

20 September 2018
This presentation elaborates on the application of the joint multilateral development bank approach in the energy sector. It also discusses how the approach relates to ADB’s internal approach and guidelines in the energy sector. It lists down mitigation activities under the energy sector.

Counting Climate Mitigation Finance in Energy Sector

20 September 2018
This presentation elaborates on the application of the joint multilateral development bank approach monitoring climate finance. It also discusses how the approach relates to ADB’s internal approach and guidelines in the energy sector, and lists down mitigation activities under the same sector.

Adaptation Finance (Transport)

20 September 2018
This presentation provides an overview of transport issues, and how these feed into ADB’s Sustainable Transport Initiative. It outlines the ADB approach for monitoring and reporting adaptation finance within eligible transport activities and investments.

Mitigation Finance (Transport)

20 September 2018
This presentation provides an overview of transport issues, and how these feed into ADB’s Sustainable Transport Initiative. It outlines the ADB approach for monitoring and reporting mitigation finance within eligible transport activities and investments.

Adaptation and Mitigation Finance (Urban and Water)

20 September 2018
This presentation provides an overview of urban and water issues, and tackles how urban and water priorities fed into ADB’s livable cities vision and approach to urban development. It also lists down illustrative and practical examples of urban and water projects related to counting and tracking…

Supporting Clean Energy Entrepreneurship

14 July 2018
Young entrepreneurs discuss the roles that development banks and governments can play in supporting clean technology startup businesses. Asia needs cleantech solutions—innovative technologies, products, and services that enable more efficient use and management of energy and natural resources. By…

ADB's New Procurement Framework: What's the Latest?

26 April 2018
Jeff Taylor in this presentation shared the changes to ADB’s procurement approach to deliver benefits and flexibility throughout the procurement cycle. He discussed the renewed focus on the concepts of value for money and fitness for purpose to save time and bring private sector and hi-tech…

ADB Experience: Private Sector Operations

12 April 2018
ADB complies with internationally recognized core labor standards in loan design and formulation as part of its social protection strategy. Projects or activities that involve harmful or exploitative forms of forced labor or child labor do not qualify for ADB financing. This presentation features…

Demand Side Management and the Prosumer: What, Who, and the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Implications

4 April 2018
Improving the uptake of energy efficiency and demand side management policies and programs requires a better understanding of the human aspect of energy use, including behavioral and societal drivers and barriers, and external and internal contexts. Behavioral interventions using technology, market…