Tim Houghton Keywords infrastructure investment opportunities Read more about Tim Houghton Tim is the Australian Trade Commissioner for the Pacific and Timor-Leste based in Suva. Working in the Austrade team, Tim works to increase Australian participation in the significant program of Pacific infrastructure investment. He does this by raising awareness of significant upcoming opportunities, and connecting firms with local capability to improve their chances of success.
ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: AIIB Chief Economist Erik Berglof on State Capacity and Private Sector Mobilization Toward Net Zero in Emerging Economies Read more about ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: AIIB Chief Economist Erik Berglof on State Capacity and Private Sector Mobilization Toward Net Zero in Emerging Economies This ADBI Featured Speaker webinar spotlighted Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Chief Economist Erik Berglof, who presented AIIB’s 2022 Asian Infrastructure Finance report on the transition to net zero carbon emissions in emerging economies and related policy challenges and solutions.
Video: Climate and Disaster Risk Information for Climate Change Adaptation Read more about Video: Climate and Disaster Risk Information for Climate Change Adaptation This links to the video of the Panel Discussion for this learning event with the below topics:
Climate and Disaster Risk Information for Climate Change Adaptation: Challenges and Solutions Read more about Climate and Disaster Risk Information for Climate Change Adaptation: Challenges and Solutions In this high-level exploration, participants reflected on the generation of useful and credible risk information and how to incorporate the uncertainties of a changing climate in resilient spatial and infrastructure investment planning. This included spotlighting perspectives on current and emerging risk modeling capabilities, on risk communication, and on the information needs of planners and decision-makers.
Impacts of Transport Infrastructure on Liveability: Evidence from Asian Countries Read more about Impacts of Transport Infrastructure on Liveability: Evidence from Asian Countries The paper attempts to understand the dynamics of how infrastructure investments enhance the liveability of city dwellers. Analyzing data from 20 Asian countries the paper analyzes the effect of public and private investment in transport infrastructure to the city’s liveability index.
Infrastructure Financing in Asia Read more about Infrastructure Financing in Asia This presentation gives a brief overview of the book, "Infrastructure Financing in Asia", a collection of papers which aims to give insights and guidance for policymakers and researchers about what Asia needs to do to mobilize financing for infrastructure. It also includes an overview of all 11 chapters of the book.
Infrastructure Investment, SME Promotion, and Education for Sustainable Growth Read more about Infrastructure Investment, SME Promotion, and Education for Sustainable Growth Without infrastructure, farmers and manufacturers cannot sell their products. This is especially true in the CAREC region, where market is far away from the buyers. But to ensure sustainable growth, other factors must be considered as well. In this video presentation, ADBI Dean Naoyuki Yoshino, shares the inter-relatedness of infrastructure investment, small and medium enterprise promotion, and education for sustainable growth.