ADB's Regional Cooperation Programs and Their Role in Scaling Up Investment Needs in New Technology and Methods Read more about ADB's Regional Cooperation Programs and Their Role in Scaling Up Investment Needs in New Technology and Methods In this presentation, Ms. Yang discussed integrated corridor management in the context of ADB's existing regional cooperation programs. In particular, she presented various initiatives related to modal integration, intermodal logistics centers and services, integrated border crossing point management, and harmonization of standards and procedures.
Keynote Speech Read more about Keynote Speech Discover why cities are important in solving climate change challenge and in the global climate policy arena.
Welcome Remarks Read more about Welcome Remarks ADB is committed to supporting low carbon city development efforts consistent with the global climate goals. Cities play crucial role in providing better life. For a long time, our cities are experiencing significant population and economic growth through carbon-intensive industrialization, urban sprawl and migration, and environmental pollution. In her welcome remarks, ADB's M. Teresa Kho notes how the Forum serves as a platform to address challenges and present innovative solutions and tools.
International Forum on Low Carbon Development for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program Cities Read more about International Forum on Low Carbon Development for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program Cities Rapid urbanization has been accompanied by increasing demand for energy and natural resources, and consequently disproportionate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from cities. Witnessing unprecedented variability in weather conditions, anticipating climate change-induced threat, and recognizing the urgency to act, a historic agreement was made at the United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties in Paris in December 2015.
Bilateral Dimensions of the CAREC Trade Facilitation Agenda: Spotlight on Mongolia and the People's Republic of China Read more about Bilateral Dimensions of the CAREC Trade Facilitation Agenda: Spotlight on Mongolia and the People's Republic of China The Asian Development Bank and its development partners support regional cooperation and integration initiatives for countries participating in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) program. CAREC sponsors measures to facilitate trade and maximize the impact of investments in infrastructure while providing an effective institutional forum for negotiating complex, cross-border projects. This is significant since cooperation on regional public goods promises substantial economic benefits.
Session Video - Urban Development and Regional Cooperation and Integration: Where is the Interface? Read more about Session Video - Urban Development and Regional Cooperation and Integration: Where is the Interface? Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s Pradeep Srivastava, in this presentation, provides a brief overview of regional cooperation and integration (RCI). He highlights the importance of recognizing space in regional cooperation, which produces a different type of RCI. The applications that have become the interface between ADB’s work on urban development and RCI are discussed.
Urban Development and Regional Cooperation and Integration: Where is the Interface? Read more about Urban Development and Regional Cooperation and Integration: Where is the Interface? In this knowledge sharing session, Pradeep Srivastava of Asian Development Bank (ADB), discussed the applications of the new spatial regional cooperation and integration (RCI) framework to urbanization in developing countries. The framework expands the intersection of urban development and RCI operations beyond the usual economic corridors and towns on ADB-supported transport spines.
CAREC Energy Workshop on New Technologies Read more about CAREC Energy Workshop on New Technologies Organized by ADB in partnership with the Energy Sector Coordinating Committee (ESCC) of Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC), this workshop on CAREC Energy Workshop on New Technologies delivered a good understanding of new technologies geared towards capacity building: smart meters, solar power, battery storage, electric vehicles, energy efficiency technologies, etc.