Online Workshop on Decarbonizing Sanitation for Sustainable Development Read more about Online Workshop on Decarbonizing Sanitation for Sustainable Development Greater flooding, droughts, and sea level rise due to climate change is increasingly affecting wastewater management and water availability. At the same time, sanitation practices such as wastewater treatment are a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. These dynamics make greater sanitation development in Asia and the Pacific essential for advancing decarbonization and tackling climate change.
Satoshi Ikeda Keywords Japan green finance governance Read more about Satoshi Ikeda Satoshi Ikeda has been the Chief Sustainable Finance Officer (CSFO) at the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) since 2019. In this role, he covers a wide range of issues concerning sustainable finance which include, among other things, designing Japan’s own transition finance framework based upon disclosures of transition plans
22nd OECD-ADBI Roundtable on Capital Market and Financial Reform in Asia Read more about 22nd OECD-ADBI Roundtable on Capital Market and Financial Reform in Asia Cohosted by ADBI, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Government of Japan, the 22nd Roundtable on Capital Market and Financial Reform in Asia examined strategies for strengthening financial resilience.
Takahiro Yasui Keywords Japan ADB Executive Director Board of Directors Read more about Takahiro Yasui
Yuriko Koike Keywords government public office public sector Governor Japan Read more about Yuriko Koike Yuriko Koike is a Japanese politician who currently serves as the Governor of Tokyo. She graduated from the American University in Cairo (B.A. in Sociology) as the top student in 1976 and was a member of the House of Representatives of Japan from 1993 until 2016 when she resigned to run in the Tokyo gubernatorial election. She also previously served as the Minister of Defense in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe but resigned in August 2007 after only 54 days in office.
Yutaka Arai Keywords Japan international affairs RDFS Forum RDFS Forum 2022 rdfs tg food security rural development agricultural value chains agriculture and natural resources smart agriculture Read more about Yutaka Arai Yutaka used to be the Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan. She joined it in April 1987. Some of the positions she held was detailed below: • April 1987 Joined Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(MAFF) • October 2006 Director, Labelling and Standards Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau • May 2009 Director, Food Industry Policy Division, General Food Policy Bureau • September 2011 Director, Food Industrial Innovation Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau
Ministry of the Environment Japan Keywords environment Japan Read more about Ministry of the Environment Japan The Ministry of the Environment (環境省 Kankyō-shō) is a Cabinet-level ministry of the government of Japan responsible for global environmental conservation, pollution control, and nature conservation. The ministry was formed in 2001 from the sub-cabinet level Environmental Agency established in 1971. https://www.env.go.jp/en/
ADBI-JARTS-IIT Learning Series on High-Speed Railway: Global Experiences on High-Speed Railway Safety Management Read more about ADBI-JARTS-IIT Learning Series on High-Speed Railway: Global Experiences on High-Speed Railway Safety Management Greater high-speed rail (HSR) development in Asia will require policy makers and industry partners to navigate complex planning, design, construction, operational, and maintenance issues, as well as increasingly challenging domestic socioeconomic and political conditions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 and Transport Policy in Developing Asian Countries and “Frontiers in High-Speed Rail Development” Book Launch (14th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies) Read more about COVID-19 and Transport Policy in Developing Asian Countries and “Frontiers in High-Speed Rail Development” Book Launch (14th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transport Studies) ADBI, in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank, World Conference of Transport Research Society (WCTRS), Chubu University, and Eastern Asia Society of Transport Studies (EASTS), held two sessions during the 14th International Conference of EASTS. Session 1: COVID-19 and Transport Policy in Developing Asian Countries (12 Sep 2021)
Jason Mortimer Keywords investment planning Nomura fixed-income Japan ADB Read more about Jason Mortimer Jason is the head of Sustainable Investment - Fixed Income & Senior Portfolio Manager at Nomura Asset Management. He has over 10 years of local expertise on fixed-income investment in EM and DM Asian Bonds, FX, Credit, Interest rate derivatives, and Volatility markets, and a comprehensive set of skills gained from roles in portfolio management, strategy, sales, and trading. Prior to Nomura, he previously worked with First State Investments, JP Morgan, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch.