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Climate Finance in the Agriculture Sector

28 June 2017
Improved land and labor productivity are needed for the region to keep pace with the increasing population. Food security is further threatened by extreme weather conditions and other effects of climate change. This presentation shares some pressing agriculture and food security in the region and…

Climate Finance in the Energy Sector

27 June 2017
ADB remains committed to scale up its climate financing to US$6 billion by 2020. Half of the US$6 billion will be in the Energy Sector, largely renewables and energy efficiency. This target requires a robust, consistent, and sound methodology for counting climate finance, which is discussed in this…

Climate Finance Tracking: Joint Multilateral Development Bank Approach

27 June 2017
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) recognize the need to work together to avert the danger of climate change by mobilizing public, private, bilateral, multilateral, and alternative finance sources. In 2012, MDBs worked together to develop methodologies for tracking their mitigation and…

Keynote Address: Development of Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Urban Cities

27 June 2017
Keynote presentation of Shigemoto Kajihara during the opening of Asia Leadership Program 2017 in Tokyo, Japan.

Urban Development of “FutureCity” Yokohama

27 June 2017
Presentation of Yasuharu Shimoda on key policy challenges in climate-resilient, sustainable and inclusive urban development

Community Development for Reconstruction in Higashimatsushima City

27 June 2017
Presentation of Morio Furuyama on the Higashimatsushima experience

Higashimatsushima Organization for Progress and Economy, Education, Energy (HOPE)

27 June 2017
Presentation of Michiaki Omura on the Higashimatsushima experience

Infrastructure and Inclusive Sustainable Development in Chile

16 June 2017
Sustainable infrastructure development in Chile is in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and involves the participation of public, private, and civil society actors. While social evaluation of projects should be complemented by disaster risk assessment, the creation of…

Education for High Tech Agriculture

15 June 2017
Improving agriculture education, particularly the application of new ideas and technologies, is crucial in achieving food security in Asia. Switching from labor-intensive to a more knowledge-intensive agriculture--the application of smart farming and green technology, along with increased…

Investment Assessment and Application of High-Level Technology for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific

15 June 2017
High-level technology for agriculture may be the key to food security in Asia. An ADB project is studying investment options and priorities. In 2016, ADB approved the Investment Assessment and Applications of High-Level Technology for Food Security in Asia and the Pacific project to promote the use…