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Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Environmental and Social Framework

20 September 2016
This presentation gives an overview of AIIB Environmental and Social Policy.

Setting Standards for Sustainable Development: Update and Review of the World Bank’s Safeguard Policies

20 September 2016
This presentation gives an overview of World Bank's Safeguard Policies focusing on the use of Borrowers Framework.

Migrants and Refugees

20 September 2016
This presentation gives an overview of the global challenges, security matters and important issues relating to migrants and refugees.

Photo Gallery: 2016 Development Finance Institutions Social Experts Meeting

20 September 2016

2017 World Development Report: Understanding Governance Preview

16 September 2016
Institutions matter for progress in all areas of development. Policymakers should make fuller use of behavioral, technological, and institutional instruments to improve policy effectiveness. Successful reforms are not just about “best practice” and to be effective, policies must guarantee credible…

Green Logistics and Freight Transport

16 September 2016
Learn about the concept of green logistics and the importance of making it sustainable. Green logistics reduce climate change, improve energy security, lower transportation fuel costs, and improve roadway safety, among other benefits.

Developing a Green Freight Strategy - First Steps

16 September 2016
Learn how to achieve green freight in Asia. Development of a green freight strategy requires measuring and reporting environmental impacts of freight transport and setting targets to reduce these impacts.

Green Freight Strategy: Experiences of ADB Green Freight Project

16 September 2016
Learn about ADB’s experiences on green freight projects. This presentation features green freight projects implemented by ADB and the Ministry of Transport in Laos, Thailand, and Viet Nam from 2016 to 2016, with the objective of fostering low-carbon sustainable freight transport. It shares project…

Hydrogen in Energy Systems and Synergies with Transport

16 September 2016
Energy system transformation requires huge changes in the use of different energy vectors like heat, transport, and electricity. The use of hydrogen as an alternative source of energy can help decarbonize the energy system. Gas networks ensure efficient infrastructure use as they create low-carbon…

International Energy Agency Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technology Roadmap

16 September 2016
Learn how hydrogen is used in the transport and buildings sector, and why it is important to prioritize low-carbon hydrogen pathways. This presentation features International Energy Agency’s Technology Roadmap Series, a rich source of techno-economic parameters from leading hydrogen researchers…