Doing Business with ADB Read more about Doing Business with ADB Hiroki Kasahara, Senior Financing Partnerships Specialist of ADB's Partner Funds Division spoke at a seminar co-organized by ADB's Japan Representative Office and the ASEAN-Japan Centre on 7 November 2019 to address potential business opportunities in ADB operations funded by the trust funds for companies together with Development Finance International. About 50 participants from Japanese private firms took part in the event.
Lotis Quiao Keywords ADB economics ERCD Read more about Lotis Quiao Lotis is an Economics Officer at ADB since 2017. She graduated from the University of the Philippines with a BS degree in Business Economics and a master’s degree in Development Economics. Prior to joining ADB, she was a consultant at the World Bank.
Strengthening the Environmental Dimensions of the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific: Tool Compendium Read more about Strengthening the Environmental Dimensions of the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific: Tool Compendium This presentation gave an overview of a tool compendium, which offers guidance for government and other stakeholders to implement the environmental dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Supporting Implementation of the Environment-Related SDGs in Viet Nam Read more about Supporting Implementation of the Environment-Related SDGs in Viet Nam This presentation discusses the government of Viet Nam's approach to environmental data collection and management for monitoring and reporting on the environment dimensions of the SDGs.
Strengthening the Environmental Dimensions of the SDGs: A Stocktake of National Responses Read more about Strengthening the Environmental Dimensions of the SDGs: A Stocktake of National Responses This presentation discussed the methodology and findings from a stocktake on the SDGs on Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12), Life below Water (SDG 14), and Life on Land (SDG 15) under ADB's RETA 9245 on Supporting the Implementation of Environment Related SDGs in Asia and the Pacific.
Strengthening the Environmental Dimensions of the SDGs Read more about Strengthening the Environmental Dimensions of the SDGs This presentation gave an overview of ADB's regional technical assistance 9245 on "Supporting the Implementation of Environment Related SDGs in Asia and the Pacific" ad how the project helps strengthen the capacities of ADB developing member countries to integrate environmental dimensions of the SDGs into their national policies, plans, and programs. It also laid out the workshop's objectives, relevant background materials, and expected workshop outputs.
Environment Issues in Asia-Pacific Read more about Environment Issues in Asia-Pacific This presentation gave an overview of some of the broad environmental issues in the Asia-Pacific region and emphasized the importance of supporting the implementation of environment-related SDGs.
Philippine Action Plan for Sustainable Consumption and Production Read more about Philippine Action Plan for Sustainable Consumption and Production This presentation discussed the Philippine Action Plan for Sustainable Consumption and Production, as well as the process towards formulating the action plan, including the methodology, assessment, SDG 12 interlinkages, and stakeholder mapping.
SDG 12 - Sustainable Consumption and Production and Circular Economy Read more about SDG 12 - Sustainable Consumption and Production and Circular Economy This presentation discussed SDG 12 on Sustainable Consumption and Production, and underscored and how the circular economy contribute to achieving the SDGs.
SDG Interlinkages Methodologies and Tools Read more about SDG Interlinkages Methodologies and Tools This presentation gives an overview of methodologies (including UNESCAP's integration methodology), as well as a few suggested tools that can be used to help in the interlinking of SDGs for mainstreaming into national and local policies.