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DHouse A Sustainable Innovation of Passive Traditional Systems of Bahay Kubo Designed for Urban Resilience

18 June 2019
DHouse is an existing modern shelter built in a flood-prone city designed to address anticipated problems that affect the ecology of the built environment and urban development. It highlights practical applications through natural ventilation, daylighting, illumination control, indoor thermal…

Energy Screening Tool and Methodology

18 June 2019
This presentation underscores the need to care about the energy use of water and wastewater systems. It also highlights the Energy Utilization Screening Tool, explaining its potential impact, as well as who should use the tool and when it should be used. The presentation concludes with some example…

The Intersection of Climate Energy Health for the Hope of Lasting Peace

18 June 2019
In 2017, the Marawi City Siege in Mindanao, Philippines led to months of military combat displacing many people and disrupting the city’s electricity and water supply. With national and international organizations offering support for the area’s rehabilitation, post-conflict, what kind of…

Enhancing Power Sector Resilience in the Lao PDR Assessing Vulnerabilities and Planning for Resilience

18 June 2019
The Lao PDR recognizes the vital role that the power sector plays in powering economic development and to becoming a regional power exporter. A resilient power sector could withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from the impacts of natural (both climate and non-climate), technological, or human…

The Strategic Mitigation Adaptation and Resilience SMART Tool Integrating Planning Objectives in Southeast Asia and Pacific Countries

18 June 2019
Developing long-term low emissions development strategies (LT-LEDS) provides an opportunity for Asia-Pacific countries highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change to simultaneously achieve other development objectives, including energy and food security, economic resilience and resilience to…

Innovative Finance for Sustainable Energy Access Lessons from the Worlds First ResultBased Loans in the Energy Sector an Independent Verifiers Perspective

18 June 2019
ADB is supporting PLN, the Indonesian state electricity company, with the world’s first result-based lending (RBL) programs in the energy sector to help realize the nation’s goal of sustainable universal electricity access. The loan’s disbursements are linked to the achievement of the program…

Solar Storage Smart Grids Global Outlook in Asia

17 June 2019
This presentation highlighted Asia's lead in the global deployment of solar PVs and the shrinking costs to set up utility-scale solar farms. It also outlined possible next steps in unleashing solar power.

Solar PV Manufacturing in China and Potential for Overseas Relocation

17 June 2019
This presentation discussed the development and industry policy of solar PV manufacturing in the People's Republic of China. It also explored the potential of solar PV development in developing countries, and the potential for overseas relocation of the PRC's solar manufacturing capacity.

Change the World by ThinFilm Solar

17 June 2019
This presentation discussed thin-film solar PV technology manufactured by Hanergy, highlighting its features, applications, and other solar products based on such technology such as tiles, solar walls, and umbrellas.

International Collaboration to Foster a Quality Infrastructure for Globalized PV Markets

17 June 2019
This presentation emphasized the role of PV in the global energy transformation, underscoring the importance of adopting a system approach in ensuring quality solar PV infrastructure. It also discussed the PV quality assurance and certification in the People's Republic of China, as carried out by…