International Financial Institutions Virtual Business Opportunities Seminar 2023 on Climate Response and Disaster Mitigation

The IFI Business Opportunities Seminar focused on climate response and disaster mitigation priorities for the Philippines/Southeast Asia and procurement guidelines, processes, and opportunities in Southeast Asia.

Key speakers from ADB, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and World Bank Group (WBG) delivered presentations on:

Economic Impacts of Urban Transit Infrastructure Upgrading

Mass transit infrastructure can have a wide range of development benefits—many of which are not captured in traditional cost-benefit analysis. Beyond shorter commuting times and improved traffic, these investments can alter the economic landscape of a metropolis as firms and families relocate. And with proper land-use planning and development policies, these benefits can be amplified.

Shajia Sultana

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Shajia Sultana is a Civil Engineer with more than 14 years’ experience in international development project management. She has post-graduate qualifications in Civil Engineering and a Certified Project Management Professional from PMI. Now, she is attending CIPS, from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, UK. Currently, Shajia is managing 2 multi-sectoral projects implemented by multiple Government and UN agencies.

Naeeda Crishna Morgado

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Naeeda Crishna Morgado is an Infrastructure Specialist in ADB’s Southeast Asia Innovation Hub, where she designs innovative financing instruments for climate-related infrastructure projects. Naeeda manages strategy and partnerships for the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF), and is leading the development of the Green Recovery Platform with over $500 million in concessional support for climate projects through partnerships with the Green Climate Fund, UK, and EU. Naeeda also supports countries on climate and green finance frameworks and taxonomies.

ADBI-CI Virtual Workshop on Analyzing Infrastructure Impacts in Asia Through Big Data: Socioeconomic Spillover Assessment

Infrastructure development could provide an important boost to COVID-19 recovery among developing Asian economies but will require financing solutions that address growing constraints on the use of public funds for projects due to the pandemic.

Blair Spendelow

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Blair is a modelling and flood risk specialist with over 17-years’ experience in flood risk and infrastructure design projects. Blair has worked on resilience, design, and environmental studies through Asia, the Pacific, and Africa. Blair’s original master's degree was centered on coastal geomorphology and has since focused broadly on metocean design, resilience, and the environmental impact of coastal infrastructure.

[VIDEO] Livable Cities in a Rapidly Changing World: Why Gender Equality Matters

To make infrastructure work for everyone, we need to fundamentally change the way it is planned, delivered, and managed. Cities have inadvertently been designed without considering needs of women and girls. They tend to reflect traditional gender roles and gendered division of labor. Gender inequalities persist and limit the extent to which women can contribute to the social and economic life of cities. The COVID-19 pandemic has added new challenges. For women and girls, the challenges are much greater as they have been impacted disproportionally by the pandemic.
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