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Local government action in Solar Photovoltaic (PV) skill development to support national energy transition target in Indonesia

14 June 2022
The presentation will offer an understanding of how the provincial government of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) reacts to the Government of Indonesia’s renewable energy commitment and draws a link to their commitment to skill development programs to support green growth. The presentation will also…

Carbon Capture and Storage: Pacific's Pursuit of Low Carbon Economy

14 June 2022
This presentation gives an overview of how CCS is essential for the world to reach the Paris climate goals – and for Shell to reach its climate target.

AASCTF Nature-Based Solutions Thematic Workshop Flyer

13 June 2022
[Flyer also available in Bahasa Indonesia, Khmer, Lao, and Viet] Unlike grey infrastructure, nature-based solutions (NbS) uses or mimic the natural environment to solve various urban challenges, and these solutions are often cost-effective and have multiple co-benefits, whether economic, social,…

SERD Policy Talk (SPOT): Strengthening the Agri-food System

10 June 2022
In the 10th SPOT webinar, Omer Zafar, Takashi Yamano, and Noorullah from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Dil Rahut from the ADB Institute, and Jennifer Rosenzweig from Indonesia’s World Food Programme shared their views on factors that threaten the agriculture food system in Southeast Asia. They…

Gender Equality and Inclusion in Water and Sanitation Workplaces

8 June 2022
The webinar featured the UTS Sustainable Futures Inclusive WASH Workplaces Interactive Database offering practical workplace gender-inclusive strategies. The database can be accessed here.

HUSK: Building Soil, Sinking Carbon, Improving Lives

7 June 2022
Heloise Buckland, CEO and Co-Founder of HUSK, discussed the challenges faced by Asia’s smallholder farmers and presented a circular economy solution that promotes soil regeneration and climate resilience through the benefits of biochar products derived from rice husks.

ADB Safeguard Policy Review and Update: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC)​

6 June 2022

ADB Safeguard Policy Review and Update: Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (SEAH)

30 May 2022

How The Insurance Industry Can Make Asia’s Coastal Areas More Resilient

28 May 2022
The blog discusses how the insurance industry can enhance the resilience of Asia's coastal areas by investing in natural defenses like mangroves and coral reefs. It highlights the economic and protective value of these ecosystems and the benefits of parametric insurance, which provides immediate…

ADB Safeguard Policy Review and Update: Gender and Safeguards

24 May 2022