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20 April 2022
The Circular Economy is an emerging theme internationally. A Circular Economy is a systemic approach to decouple economic development and activity from consuming finite resources. A Circular Economy will allow ADB to tackle global environmental challenges, including climate change, resource…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office
11 April 2022
This webinar highlighted key takeaways from the new Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) - Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Institute book COVID-19 and Potential for Economic Recovery in the CAREC Region, to be discussed by the coeditors of the book.
The event focused on the…
Organizer: ADBI, Central and West Asia Department
23 to 25 March 2022
The promotion of energy-efficient, climate-friendly technology is critical to meeting developing Asia’s rapidly increasing demand for cooling while advancing net-zero carbon targets, climate change mitigation under the Paris Agreement, and the Sustainable Development Goals. However, such…
Organizer: ADBI
9 March 2022
This webinar was organized by the State of Green Denmark and ADB's European Representative Office to learn how Sri Lanka is going green.
Insights from the project were presented by Danish company Vestas Wind Systems A/S, a global player for sustainable energy solutions, and by ADB Sri Lanka…
Organizer: European Representative Office
24 February 2022
ADB recently commissioned a technical study on existing environmental standards and their implementation at selected regional seaports in Southeast Asia. The study covered a total of 13 seaports across three countries, Thailand, Indonesia, and Viet Nam, and examined the existing environmental…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
28 January 2022
Innovative solutions for Asia and the Pacific on Green Ports, Shipping, and Maritime Decarbonization.
Objectives:
Understand the imperative and the challenges of maritime decarbonization.
Understand the role of the different stakeholders involved in maritime decarbonization and the greening of…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Transport Sector Office
28 January to 7 April 2022
70% of global trade by volume (80% by value) is carried by maritime shipping, and 60% of these goods are loaded or unloaded in developing country ports. Maritime transport accounts for 3% of global GHG emissions - equivalent to the 6th largest GHG emitting country globally – and rising rapidly.…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Transport Sector Office
27 January 2022
Humanity is becoming increasingly aware of the challenges to the health of our Oceans.
Ocean Acidification is being driven by excess carbon saturation as a direct result of unabated fossil fuel use. This is compounded by other pollutants and a collapse in biodiversity. Extractive Industries (…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office
14 January 2022
Richard Argall is an expert in ocean energy and marine renewables works on Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) projects for Makai Ocean Energy Division.
He explained OTEC work which produces electricity 24/7 by using the temperature difference between deep cold ocean water and warm tropical…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office
7 January 2022
The Global Ocean Acidification-Observing Network (GOA-ON) presented the science behind ocean acidification (OA) illustrating the causes and impacts.
Dr. Jan Newton introduced monitoring efforts on ocean chemical and biological changes whilst highlighting mitigating measures.
Dr. Steve Widdicombe…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office