ADB Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar Series: Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management and Procurement Read more about ADB Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar Series: Climate Change, Disaster Risk Management and Procurement
Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize Read more about Energy Resilience and Climate Adaptation in Belize This presentation shared the results of a study on power systems in Belize which identifies climate vulnerabilities and solutions to enhance systems resilience to adverse weather and climate change impacts.
Mario Unterwainig Keywords disaster risk management ADB GIS climate change Read more about Mario Unterwainig He currently works in various thematic projects regarding Disaster Risk Management for ADB. He is also part of the ADB GIS- Working group. He is also developing a pro-ject together with the Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management team financed by the Austrian Government on a Next Generation tool for Assessing Climate and Disaster Risks.
Christian Ellermann Keywords green climate fund climate change disaster risk management Read more about Christian Ellermann Mr. Ellermann has more than 13 years of professional work experience with focus on climate finance. He is ADB’s focal person for the Green Climate Fund and the Climate Investment Funds, and for managing the associated internal trust funds and teams. As part of the Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division, he leads on the topic of aligning ADB with the Paris Agreement.
ADB Business Opportunities (Climate Change) Read more about ADB Business Opportunities (Climate Change) This presentation gives an overview of ongoing and upcoming ADB business opportunities relevant to climate change.
Gender Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Read more about Gender Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Justice Robyn Layton shared an ADB project that she has been working on with Dr. Mary Picard. This project analyzes the climate change and disaster risk management policies and the green jobs market for women in Fiji, Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Mongolia. It includes the crafting of a good practice gender inclusive legislative framework to strengthen women's resilience to climate change and disaster risk.
Asia-Pacific Judicial Conference on Climate Change Adjudication: Trends and Impacts Read more about Asia-Pacific Judicial Conference on Climate Change Adjudication: Trends and Impacts The Supreme Court of Fiji (SCF), in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and the United Nations Environment Programme, cohosted the Asia-Pacific Judicial Conference on Environmental and Climate Change Adjudication (Conference) on 7-8 October 2019, in Nadi, Fiji under the banner of the Asian Judges Network on Environment (AJNE), the unique judicial association working towards strengthening environmental and climate change adjudication.
Thanapon Piman Keywords water resources engineering Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) river basin planning climate change and adaptation disaster risk management meteorological and hydrological analysis water resources modeling and GIS for water resources and land-use planning assessing impacts of water resources development and climate change on water water-related resources and sectors developing flood and drought warning system as well as decision support system for water resources management Read more about Thanapon Piman Dr. Thanapon Piman has 15 years of work experience in water resources engineering, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), river basin planning, climate change, and adaptation and disaster risk management. He specializes in meteorological and hydrological analysis, water resources modeling and GIS for water resources and land-use planning, assessing impacts of water resources development and climate change on water, water-related resources and sectors, developing flood and drought warning system as well as decision support system for water resources management.
Noelle O'Brien Keywords business outreach business opportunities ADB climate change disaster risk management Read more about Noelle O'Brien Noelle is the Chief of the Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Thematic Group concurrently Director, of the Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division of the Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department of ADB. Previously, Noelle was a Principal Climate Change Specialist for the Pacific region and has worked on expanding ADB’s work on mitigation investments, scaling up adaptation investments in the 14 Pacific member countries, and raising climate finance.
Sharmind Neelormi Keywords gender gender equality disaster risk management Read more about Sharmind Neelormi Sharmind Neelormi is a leading expert on climate and gender justice in Bangladesh. Her areas of expertise include climate adaptation, with a particular focus on community-based activities, disaster risk reduction and the gender aspects of adaptation and mitigation. She is a member of the Steering Committee of GenderCC–Women for Climate Change.