Structured Decision Support for Natural Resource Management

Serious issues beset the globe today. Competition for natural resources and threats to flora and fauna and to human health challenge the world's survival. These concerns highlight the need for authoritative science information. This presentation shares valuable information on how applied research and accurate data can contribute to more effective natural resource management systems.

Structured Decision Support for Natural Resource Management

The US Geological Survey (USGS) is the United States' independent scientific advisor. It conducts applied research and collects and delivers natural resource data to support informed decision-making in the USA. This event shares the agency's experience in providing structured decision support for natural resource management not only in the USA, but in various Asian countries.

ADB Perspectives on Smart City

Project officers of ADB who are supporting the development of various smart cities projects share their experiences and updates in this presentation. As no universal definition exists for smart city, the commonalities identified from ADB’s smart cities projects were used as a starting point for creating one.

Chaoni Huang

Chaoni has been Head of Business Development for Asia at Trucost Plc since October 2012. Chaoni joined Trucost in 2012 and is responsible for business development, account management and partnership in Asia. Prior to Trucost, she was a Senior Environment, Social, Governance analyst at MSCI (London and Beijing), and a project manager at the UNEP Finance Initiative. She has been an executive board member of China Carbon Forum, a guest researcher for the China Economy and Sustainable Development Centre at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business.

Zainal Arief

Mr. Arief is the Director of Politeknik Elektronik Negeri Surabaya (PENS), the first rank polytechnic in Indonesia. He earned both his Bachelor and Master degrees in engineering from the Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember in Subaraya in 1993 and 2005, respectively.

Elizabeth Vu

Elizabeth Vu is currently working as Program AssociateProgram Associate for Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Prior to this, she was the Implementations Lead & Co-founder of the Foundation for Learning Equality. She also worked as a Researcher for Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

She graduated from the University of California Berkeley with a degree in Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Environmental Sciences, and a Ph.D. in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography from n UC San Diego.