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Electricity Markets and Reforms

20 March 2017
Reforms have been rolled out in Singapore to encourage competition in the electricity sector. In this brownbag session hosted by ADB’s Energy Sector Group, Serena Ho of the Energy Market Company shared Singapore’s market reform milestones and provided a background of the country’s electricity…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

ADB Conference on Economic Development 2017: Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics, and New Technologies

9 to 10 January 2017
With the theme “Entrepreneurship, Firm Dynamics, and New Technologies," this conference promoted the exchange of new research and ideas among researchers, development practitioners, and policymakers on significant and emerging topics in economic development. Top researchers in the fields of…
Organizer: Economic Research and Development Impact Department

First Green Business Forum: Investing in Asia and the Pacific

22 to 24 November 2016
ADB hosted its first Green Business Forum with the aim to: (i) provide a networking platform to share lessons and knowledge among green business leaders, government officials, and other stakeholders in the region; and (ii) raise the profile and expand the focus of green investments beyond…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Eminent Speakers' Forum - Protecting People and Profits

22 November 2016
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development shows that governments are committed to the protection and equitable sharing of natural capital and the benefits it can bring. But it’s not enough. Lasting social, economic, and environmental progress can only be achieved with more private sector…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Waste-to-Energy Technologies

26 September 2016
Barbara Oelz, senior adviser in GIZ, shared the latest technologies and approaches in converting different waste materials to generate energy. She also discussed how these can be applied in developing country settings.
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Keeping an Eye on Asia

22 September 2016
Up to 3.4 billion people in Asia and the Pacific could be living in water-stressed areas by 2050, according to ADB's Asian Water Development Outlook for 2016. Tackling this threat requires broad coordinated measures, which were spelled out by experts from ADB at this Insight Thursday session. The…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

A Review of Retail Electricity Tariffs

5 September 2016
ADB intern Cecilia Lee presented findings from a detailed review of retail electricity tariffs in selected developing member countries. She provided a critical analysis on electricity retail pricing, including tariff-setting regimes and subsidies.
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Deep Dive Lateral Learning Program on Inclusive Energy Solutions

29 August to 2 September 2016
This program aimed to further enhance the capacity of energy sector leaders, particularly the ADB executing agencies and implementing agencies in competencies required to mainstream social inclusion, gender equity, and women’s empowerment in key aspects of energy sector development through…
Organizer: South Asia Department

Asia Clean Energy Forum 2016

6 to 10 June 2016
The Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) 2016 showcased clean energy innovations in technology, financing, and policy that can help meet the region's climate and energy security challenges. ACEF facilitates knowledge sharing among clean energy practitioners in Asia and highlights innovative approaches to…
Organizer: Energy Sector Office

Joint Workshop for e-Government and Smart City

23 to 27 May 2016
Information and communications technology (ICT) has been used holistically to bolster financial and managerial capacities of local governments and municipal service providers; manage urban traffic, and increase the competence and autonomy of urban water supply, as well as sanitation and solid waste…
Organizer: Public Sector Management and Governance Sector Office, Water and Urban Development Sector Office