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Meeting Sustainability and Climate Goals with the Cloud

30 March 2023
Over the past decade, cloud computing has revolutionized how people and organizations work by democratizing access to technology, affording organizations of all sizes access to a plethora of digital tools, as well as the security benefits of the cloud. This session at the Asian Development Bank''s…

Greening ASEAN and Global Value Chains

30 March 2023
Southeast Asia has become one of the most important regional hubs for global value chains (GVCs)—the cross-border networks that separate production stages from concept to consumption. By participating in GVCs, most Southeast Asia economies have grown strongly and reduced poverty. GVCs have created…

Attitudes and Motivations of Women in Waste

30 March 2023
This presentation gives an overview of the study on assessing the acceptance level of women in their roles in the plastic value chain.

Opening Keynote

30 March 2023
Indonesia Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, in her keynote address at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) fourth Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), said ASEAN, being the world’s fastest-growing economic region, will require more energy to sustain growth, but this need not result in…

Global Perspective

30 March 2023
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed called for accelerated action as she addressed the fourth Southeast Asia Development Symposium held on 30 March. She urged Southeast Asian countries to go "further and farther" together in advancing their net-zero ambitions and stressed the…

Regional Perspective

30 March 2023
In his keynote address at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) fourth Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), India G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said his country’s G20 presidency would build on some of the successes of Indonesia, its predecessor, which had placed transition toward a low-carbon…

Innovation Perspective

30 March 2023
In his keynote at the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) fourth Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS), US Department of Energy Deputy Secretary David Turk discussed the need to deploy innovative clean solutions to bolster the fight against climate change. He said the United States is doing its…

Climate Finance Perspective

30 March 2023
"Don't walk, but run," Climate Bonds Initiative Chief Executive Officer Sean Kidney urged participants at the Asia Development Bank's (ADB) recently concluded Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS) 2023 as he spoke about mobilizing private capital to finance the region's transition to net-…

Financing Net Zero

30 March 2023
With $210 billion per year needed for climate adaptation and mitigation investments in Southeast Asia, the region needs innovative schemes to finance net zero initiatives. This plenary panel will examine the challenges the region is facing to finance its net zero goals and propose ways to bridge…

ASEAN and Global Value Chains: Locking in Resilience and Sustainability

30 March 2023
Southeast Asia needs to strengthen its position in global value chain to bolster resilience against new challenges including future pandemics, geopolitical instability, and climate change, according to a new report, ASEAN and Global Value Chains: Locking in Resilience and Sustainability, which was…