Panel Discussion Read more about Panel Discussion Yongping Zhai and Preety Bhandari emphasized that while institutions such as ADB can help mobilize financing towards low carbon and climate resilient development, the bulk of climate financing originates in countries where they are deployed. Ultimately, the greater role will lie on governments in ensuring that national policies are in place so that national budgets are allocated towards this purpose and incentives are provided to the private sector to channel funds in the right direction.
ADBI-Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Roundtable on Sanitation and Development Read more about ADBI-Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Roundtable on Sanitation and Development Sanitation gaps are a global problem that continues to affect large segments of developing Asia and the Pacific, despite the considerable progress of efforts to address it in recent decades. The COVID-19 crisis has further increased the importance of improving inclusive sanitation access and the lives of targeted users, especially across poor areas and vulnerable groups.
Dil Rahut Keywords sanitation Urban Development rural development human capital Health environment water Read more about Dil Rahut Dil Rahut joined the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) as a Senior Research Fellow in January 2021 and was appointed Vice-Chair of Research in April 2022. His research focuses on development microeconomics, agricultural economics, and environmental and natural resource economics. He is currently implementing experiments and field research in agriculture, natural resources, and climate in Asia.
K.E. Seetha Ram Keywords sanitation Urban Development rural development human capital Health environment water Read more about K.E. Seetha Ram He is concurrently visiting professor at the Center for Spatial Information Science, University of Tokyo, Japan, and a special advisor to East Japan Railways Company (JR East) for India High-Speed Rail. Between 2013-2017, Seetha acted as the focal point for ADB-wide knowledge management, working to spur innovative solutions to the varied development challenges in Asia.
2060 Carbon Neutrality and China’s Food Systems Read more about 2060 Carbon Neutrality and China’s Food Systems In his presentation, Jiahua Pan highlighted that rural areas must lead the process towards carbon neutrality and contribute to net-zero carbon in urban areas. He highlighted that carbon neutrality will bring opportunities for rural prosperity while food security must be prioritized.
Remarks Read more about Remarks In his remarks, James Lynch highlighted the need for new approaches and integrated solutions to achieve carbon neutrality in the region, generate new revenues from renewable energy, and channel more private investments into research and development.
James Lynch Keywords food security rural prosperity rural development sustainable food system food system transformation carbon neutrality water-food-energy nexus climate adaptation climate mitigation Read more about James Lynch James Lynch was the Director General of the East Asia Department of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Manila, Philippines. He assumed office in February 2020. Mr. Lynch managed ADB’s sovereign operations in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia across multiple sectors and thematic areas, including transport, energy, environment, climate change, health, education, and public finance. He was also responsible for ADB’s relations with Hong Kong, China; Republic of Korea; and Taipei, China.
Shingo Kimura Keywords SEER environment natural resources adb sustainable webinar series agriculture webinar series sustainable and resilient food system food security adb agriculture sector rdfs tg rural development Read more about Shingo Kimura Shingo is responsible for ADB’s operation on sustainable rural development and food security in East Asia. Prior to joining ADB, he was Economist and Agricultural Policy Analyst at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, where he conducted a series of policy research for the productive, sustainable, and resilient food and agricultural sector in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Rural Prosperity with Carbon Neutrality and Food Security Read more about Rural Prosperity with Carbon Neutrality and Food Security Rural regions have the advantage of not only having the space for solar and wind energy production - which are low-carbon electricity technologies - but also have the potential to generate carbon neutral bioenergy. This scenario sets the opportunity on leading the process towards carbon neutrality. However, rural carbon neutrality does have implications for food security as food-land-nexus complicates the interactions.
Financing Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Asia and the Pacific Read more about Financing Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems in Asia and the Pacific