Yuki Ikeda Keywords public management economist PARD ADB Read more about Yuki Ikeda Yuki is the Public Management Economist at ADB's Pacific Regional Office. Yuki wants to focus her work on Asia as she thinks it is the most dynamic region in the world. Yuki Ikeda is a Results Management Specialist at ADB's Strategy and Policy Department (SPD).
Takeshi Shiihara Keywords ADB PARD energy energy policy energy opportunities clean energy Read more about Takeshi Shiihara Having worked for a Japanese commercial bank, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the Japanese Government, Mr. Shiihara joined the Asian Development Bank in September 2008. Since then, he has been involved in processing as well as administration of energy sector projects for such countries as Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Nepal, and Papua New Guinea, among others. Since January 2024, he has been designated as the Project Administration Unit Head, looking after administration of all energy sector projects from Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
Pacific Region Read more about Pacific Region This presentation enumerates the characteristics and challenges of urban areas in the Pacific region. It discusses the cross-cutting focus areas of Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Department and features its urban development projects in Fiji and Tonga as examples. It also explains the gaps and needs of urban development in the region.