Mainstreaming Anti-Corruption into Climate Finance Read more about Mainstreaming Anti-Corruption into Climate Finance Anti-corruption mainstreaming aims to reduce corruption to achieve certain goals, for instance, mitigating the impact of climate change. While mainstreaming anti-corruption into climate finance has its own set of challenges, the key is to adapt anti-corruption approaches to sector characteristics and specific sector contexts in different countries.
Grizelda Mayo-Anda Keywords environmental law environmental advocacy community-based resource management work climate change coastal resource management clean air management clean air legislation protected area sustainable development environmental education coastal law enforcement environmental governance Read more about Grizelda Mayo-Anda Atty. Mayo-Anda is an environmental attorney with over 25 years of field-based practice in environmental advocacy and community-based resource management work in the Philippines. She established the Environmental Legal Assistance Center (ELAC) in 1990, now one of the Philippines’ most active NGOs working to empower communities and local stakeholders to protect their natural resources. She is currently the Executive Director of ELAC.
Corruption Risks in Climate Finance and in Natural Resource Management Read more about Corruption Risks in Climate Finance and in Natural Resource Management Corruption threatens climate finance by raising the costs of and exacerbating the effects of climate change. The use of natural resources in most climate finance-funded projects contributes to environmental destruction and misuse of resources. Supporting country-driven climate change priorities through the establishment of a national climate fund should be considered.
ADB: Trends and Patterns in Climate Finance Read more about ADB: Trends and Patterns in Climate Finance This presentation provides an overview of climate financing trends and patterns in general. It also examines the flow of climate finance in Asia and the Pacific. It shares details of Asian Development Bank's initiatives in relation to climate financing.
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.
Public-Private Partnerships and Climate Change for Green Cities Read more about Public-Private Partnerships and Climate Change for Green Cities Governments should consider a number of issues related to investment, procurement, and governance when handling infrastructure project proposals that are either public-private partnership (PPP) or non-PPP in nature. This presentation also examines the key challenges for urban PPPs. Realities and concerns on PPPs are discussed.
From Risk Barriers to Results: Managing the Social, Political, and Environmental Risks of Urban Infrastructure Read more about From Risk Barriers to Results: Managing the Social, Political, and Environmental Risks of Urban Infrastructure This presentation, highlighting the use of a resilience perspective, demonstrates how the challenges of urbanization create a new vulnerability context. It also suggests things to take note of when considering the task of building resilience.
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.
Education and Skills for Inclusive Growth and Green Jobs: Country Findings in India Read more about Education and Skills for Inclusive Growth and Green Jobs: Country Findings in India This presentation shares the perspectives of various industries and training providers on the trend heading towards skills development for green jobs in India. Analysis of the findings, along with some recommendations, are included.
Special Remarks - Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities Read more about Special Remarks - Knowledge Partnership Forum: Innovation for Resilient and Smart Communities Strategic knowledge partnerships are critical for providing effective solutions to development problems; hence Asian Development Bank (ADB) recognizes the need to expand its knowledge base to better respond to clients’ diverse demands. The private sector, as technology and solution providers, can help ADB become a better knowledge bank, and an honest knowledge broker.