ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS 2023): Imagining a Net-Zero ASEAN Read more about ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium (SEADS 2023): Imagining a Net-Zero ASEAN Southeast Asia is one of the world’s most vulnerable regions to the impacts of climate change. At present, climate impacts in the region continue to grow more severe, disproportionately impacting vulnerable communities, and placing millions at risk of being thrown back into extreme poverty.
High-Level Investor Forum on The New Ocean Energy Economy Read more about High-Level Investor Forum on The New Ocean Energy Economy The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the Knowledge and Support Technical Assistance (TA) 6619:Marine Aquaculture, Reefs, Renewable Energy, and Ecotourism for Ecosystem Services (MARES) in 2019. The TA will facilitate future investment in sustainable ocean economy development through two main activities:
Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low-Carbon Development (APLC Forum) Read more about Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low-Carbon Development (APLC Forum) The Asia-Pacific Forum on Green and Low-carbon Development (APLC) hosted by the Government of Hunan Province and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is the fifth forum to be conducted after the signing of the MOU between the Government of Hunan Province and the ADB in 2015.
ADBI-Stanford University Virtual Workshop on Electricity Markets in a High-Renewables World Read more about ADBI-Stanford University Virtual Workshop on Electricity Markets in a High-Renewables World 13:00–15:00 Tokyo time
Harnessing Marine Renewable Energy Read more about Harnessing Marine Renewable Energy Michael Abundo talked about the tidal, wave, floating solar, floating wind, and OTEC sources. He also shared insights into how offshore energy is being integrated into the marine environment.
Social Enterprise Solutions Servicing Rural Communities and Sustainable Tourism Development in Indonesia Read more about Social Enterprise Solutions Servicing Rural Communities and Sustainable Tourism Development in Indonesia Local start-up Sumba Sustainable Solutions are partnering with rural women to reduce their domestic workload using solar-powered corn and rice mills in remote villages in Sumba, Indonesia. The mills are coupled with household Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) solar light and phone charger systems in a sustainable social business model currently servicing 2500 customers.
Space Solar: Powering a Sustainable Future Read more about Space Solar: Powering a Sustainable Future This presentation gives an overview of the potential of space-based solar power as a sustainable energy solution to meet global energy demands and achieve Net Zero targets by 2050.
Sam Adlen Keywords space technology ADB AI ICT Space Technology for Energy and Cross-Sector Innovation: Transforming the Asia-Pacific Region energy renewable energy Read more about Sam Adlen Sam is co-CEO of Space Solar, creating an era-defining new solar energy source from space.
Setting the Stage: The Role of Space Technology in Energy Read more about Setting the Stage: The Role of Space Technology in Energy This presentation gives an overview of the European Space Agency, its missions, and programs in support of international development.
Zoltan Bartalis Keywords space technology ADB AI ICT Space Technology for Energy and Cross-Sector Innovation: Transforming the Asia-Pacific Region energy renewable energy Read more about Zoltan Bartalis Zoltan is an Earth Observation Application Engineer in the Earth Observation Directorate of the European Space Agency (ESA), based in Italy. His work focuses on growing the prospects of satellite Earth Observation (EO) data and applications being used coherently and sustainably in the day-to-day activities of various user groups, organizations, and industry sectors. The projects he oversees as a technical officer are typically anchored in real-world user requirements, trying to demonstrate the impact of EO and establish sectorial best practices for its use.