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Understanding Fiscal Space for Universal Health Coverage

17 July 2017
Learn more about fiscal space for health and how countries that have achieved universal health coverage financed the sector. Health financing challenges facing health systems across many low- and middle-income countries include those related to underfinancing of the sector; inefficient/inequitable…

Youth’s Role in Fighting Noncommunicable Diseases in Asia

10 July 2017
What can Asia's youth do to promote healthy lifestyles and fight noncommunicable diseases? ADB's Enrique Corpus and Shruti Mehta shared lessons from an experiential learning program on the youth's role in creating a conducive environment for promoting physical activity to fight noncommunicable…

Microgrid: Enabling Resilient and Cost Effective Access to Power

4 July 2017
Microgrid solutions are becoming more popular recently as they offer sustainable and resilient power supply. Maxine Ghavi, Global Microgrid Program Director of ASEA Brown Boveri (ABB), talks about it further as he shares the latest on microgrid technology and how it provides access to power in…

Climate Finance in the Energy Sector

27 June 2017
ADB remains committed to scale up its climate financing to US$6 billion by 2020. Half of the US$6 billion will be in the Energy Sector, largely renewables and energy efficiency. This target requires a robust, consistent, and sound methodology for counting climate finance, which is discussed in this…

Energy Storage System

27 June 2017
Asian Development Bank's Dae Kyeong Kim shared the needs, types and characteristics, selection, and applications of the energy storage system (ESS). ESS installation is recommended for various energy projects to drive energy transition and energy for all.

Clean Energy Entrepreneurship and the Youth

5 June 2017
Young CEOs and founders of startups ponder on the role of the youth in driving clean energy technology in Asia. By 2030, energy demand is projected to almost double in the Asia and Pacific region. Unless we move to cleaner sources of energy, Asia will account for more than 46% of global CO2…

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,…

What Is Clean Energy/CleanTech?

5 June 2017
Startup entrepreneurs explain what clean technologies can do in addressing energy challenges 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, energy demand is…

Future of Clean Energy and CleanTech

5 June 2017
Entrepreneurs talk about the potential of startup clean technology in responding to Asia's future energy demands. By 2030, energy demand is projected to almost double in the Asia and Pacific region. Unless we move to cleaner sources of energy, Asia will account for more than 46% of global CO2…

Updates from ADB's Health Impact Assessment and Healthy Project Design Initiative

29 May 2017
ADB Consultant Gene Peralta explains ADB's health impact assessment and its usefulness in achieving healthy design of infrastructure projects. Results of pilot and demonstration projects in five countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion are discussed as well as the collaboration with universities…