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

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.

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.

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.