Challenges in Scaling Up Integrated Approaches: ADB Perspectives Read more about Challenges in Scaling Up Integrated Approaches: ADB Perspectives Asia faces the daunting prospect of continuously having to cope with population growth, urbanization, and water insecurity, among other serious issues. Innovation and new technology across multiple sectors are vital to scaling up different approaches in meeting various challenges from the region.
Regional Experiences on Irrigation Modernization Read more about Regional Experiences on Irrigation Modernization This presentation makes the case for the modernization of water resources management and river basin planning, irrigation infrastructure, and the operation and management among institutions. Addressing climate change and the rapidly increasing competing uses for water are among the important reasons for the need to modernize.
Securing Water and Food: A Private Sector Approach Read more about Securing Water and Food: A Private Sector Approach To address climate change as currently the biggest challenge faced by farmers, Akay Flavours & Aromatics has conceptualized solutions to increase climate resilience, improve irrigation, and provide youth training. Efficient usage of fresh water, according to the company, is the key to food production and security.
Low Carbon Development: Moving Ideas to Political and Financial Viability Read more about Low Carbon Development: Moving Ideas to Political and Financial Viability Center for Climate Strategies’ Scott Williamson and Stephen Roe share their insights on low carbon development (LCD), highlighting its importance and benefits. In this video interview, they explain the aspects of human life that are directly associated with it, and the stakeholders that should be involved. The important elements to be considered in doing LCD are also discussed.
Low Carbon Development: Moving Ideas to Political and Financial Viability Read more about Low Carbon Development: Moving Ideas to Political and Financial Viability Center for Climate Strategies’ Scott Williamson and Stephen Roe explain the low carbon development planning and analysis system that their organization has been developing over the past years. In this session video, they discuss what the system does, what the organization has been doing with it, and what support and help it can provide in meeting the needs of ADB.
Low Carbon Development: Moving Ideas to Political and Financial Viability Read more about Low Carbon Development: Moving Ideas to Political and Financial Viability Scott Williamson and Stephen Roe of the Center for Climate Strategies presented a comprehensive low-carbon development methodology and toolkit. They also discussed project design and analysis using easy-to-customize tools, and moving ideas to political and financial viability.
How the Energy Field of Study at the Asian Insitute of Technology Can Support the Indonesia Center of Excellence with ADB Read more about How the Energy Field of Study at the Asian Insitute of Technology Can Support the Indonesia Center of Excellence with ADB Indonesia’s transitional path to clean energy will require a considerable amount of resources—human, technological, and financial, among others. The Asian Institute of Technology, with its core competency and extensive research work in the field of energy, aims to participate in and contribute to Indonesia’s indigenous energy development process.
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.
Interview Video - Green City Development Tool Kit Read more about Interview Video - Green City Development Tool Kit ICF International’s Emma Lewis introduces the green city development toolkit and its purpose. She discusses the “when” and “why” in using the toolkit. Asian Development Bank’s Urban Development experts Andrew Mcintyre and Jingmin Huang shares their thoughts on what makes a city “green,” and the important elements that create one.
Session Video - Green City Development Tool Kit Read more about Session Video - Green City Development Tool Kit ICF International’s Emma Lewis presents the three-step city assessment framework, and discusses existing tools and resources for green and sustainable urban development. The tool kit is a reference for Asian Development Bank staff, consultants, and city leaders that introduces key concepts of green city development, and identifies crosscutting issues that help in designing urban programs to support city development in a green and sustainable manner.