Pradeep Srivastava Keywords administration country director Tajikistan ADB Read more about Pradeep Srivastava Pradeep Srivastava was the Tajikistan Country Director for the Asian Development Bank. Prior to joining the ADB, Mr. Srivastava worked at Harvard University as a lecturer and associate in the Harvard Institute for International Development, following which he worked at the World Bank’s Africa Technical Department in Washington, DC. Subsequently, he was Chief Economist at the National Council of Applied Economic Research in Delhi. Mr. Srivastava’s operations experience covers several countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. He left his position in ADB in January 2021.
Haidy Ear-Dupuy Keywords ADB civil society technical support to citizens engagement social development sustainable development Read more about Haidy Ear-Dupuy Haidy Ear-Dupuy heads the NGO and Civil Society Center, which facilitates institutional coordination and provides technical support to mainstream citizen participation and civil society engagement in ADB-supported activities. Before joining ADB, Haidy worked as Director of Policy, Advocacy, and Communications for World Vision Cambodia where she focused on child protection, combating child labor, addressing human trafficking, ensuring food security, and promoting good governance.
Innovations to Meet Future Needs for Water, Energy, and Food Read more about Innovations to Meet Future Needs for Water, Energy, and Food This document presents efforts to quantify the links between energy and agriculture. It discusses how to implement suitable innovative technologies and approaches for improved water and energy productivity. It also explains in more detail, the impediments and opportunities on scaling-up and mainstreaming.
Ki-joon Kim Keywords ADB Read more about Ki-joon Kim Mr. Kim has over 30 years of professional experience and academic research in the transport sector in Koreas and United Kingdom and has worked with public and private institutions on various transport and urban transport projects. He is currently working in ADB.
Joris van Etten Keywords Urban Development ADB planning designing Read more about Joris van Etten As Senior Urban Development Specialist, Joris van Etten is out-posted by ADB’s Southeast Asia Urban and Water Division to the ADB Indonesia Resident Mission. He oversees the processing and administration of all future and ongoing urban projects in Indonesia financed by ADB. Prior to moving to Indonesia, Joris was with ADB’s Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department and coordinated ADB’s Smart Cities work, and helped draft ADB’s Livable Cities operational priority plan.
Development Policy Instruments to Support Decentralization and Local Governance Reforms Read more about Development Policy Instruments to Support Decentralization and Local Governance Reforms Policy-based loans (PBLs) are important instruments that address both legal and regulatory policy constraints to develop a more conducive environment. The benefits and challenges of employing PBLs in the Asian Development Banks’ governance work are explained in this presentation. Important lessons learned from the provision of governance PBLs are shared.
Rida Mulyana Keywords Indonesia ADB climate change energy environment electricity ICC 2021 Read more about Rida Mulyana Rida Mulyana is the current Director-General of the Electricity Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia.