Healthy Oceans Tech and Finance Forum: Innovative Solutions for Asia and the Pacific Read more about Healthy Oceans Tech and Finance Forum: Innovative Solutions for Asia and the Pacific How can technology and finance protect our oceans, increase resilience, and accelerate the growth of sustainable blue economies?
Social Enterprise Solutions Servicing Rural Communities and Sustainable Tourism Development in Indonesia Read more about Social Enterprise Solutions Servicing Rural Communities and Sustainable Tourism Development in Indonesia Local start-up Sumba Sustainable Solutions are partnering with rural women to reduce their domestic workload using solar-powered corn and rice mills in remote villages in Sumba, Indonesia. The mills are coupled with household Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) solar light and phone charger systems in a sustainable social business model currently servicing 2500 customers.
Linda Sew Keywords risk management finance Read more about Linda Sew Linda Sew is an independent consultant who has more than 20 years of experience from the insurance industry where she worked with several multi-national insurers and reinsurers. Her corporate experience includes risk management, pricing, underwriting, reserving and technical accounting.
What is needed to address the financing gap for nature? Read more about What is needed to address the financing gap for nature? The presentation highlighted the large global financing gap for nature and showed how WWF and ADB had worked to mobilize funding for conservation. It outlined WWF’s strategy to finance green projects and align financial systems with global climate and nature goals, using examples from Borneo to demonstrate practical applications. It concluded that scaling nature investments required coordinated policies, stronger financial mechanisms, and mainstreaming natural capital in existing financial instruments.
Thierry Linares Keywords finance contract Read more about Thierry Linares Thierry has over 20 years of experience managing the various components of project controls, both on contractor and client side. As such, Thierry has developed a comprehensive knowledge of issues relating to cost, scheduling, procurement, risk and contract management within the construction project industry.
Batbayar Ankhbayar Keywords finance Read more about Batbayar Ankhbayar Batbayar is a Health Economist and Financial Analyst with over 13 years of experience in health systems and health financing. His work has focused on costing of health services, improving provider payment mechanisms, digitalization of payment systems, strengthening financial control and oversight, and conducting data-driven analyses.
Anuja Shukla Keywords finance Read more about Anuja Shukla Anuja Shukla is an Environmental Specialist at the World Bank with over 16 years of experience working with governments, donors, and diverse stakeholders on sustainable development in environmentally complex geographies. Her expertise spans integrated coastal zone management, eco-tourism and environmentally sensitive planning, environmental and social impact assessments, regulatory reforms, and institutional strengthening.
Dinesh Dulal Keywords clean energy; renewable energy sustainable energy finance Read more about Dinesh Dulal Dinesh Dulal is the Chief of Sustainable Energy Banking and an Executive Committee Member at NMB Bank Ltd., with over 23 years of experience in the Nepalese banking industry. His core expertise includes sustainable energy financing, agriculture lending, microfinance, and corporate social responsibility. He represents NMB Bank on the board of the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), a global initiative on carbon accounting, and NMB Microfinance, the bank’s subsidiary dedicated to inclusive finance.
Claire Alembik Keywords private sector finance infrastructure development Read more about Claire Alembik Claire is a project and corporate finance professional with a robust background in investment and structured finance. Since joining ADB in 2017, Claire has been instrumental in driving infrastructure projects for the private sector, successfully closing transactions across Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Thailand, and Viet Nam. Her expertise in the region has significantly contributed to the development and execution of key projects, including deals in the circular economy.