| Regional Exchange 2: Transforming Suffering Cities
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| 13:00 – 13:55 | 2.1 Managing Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Session Chair
Jiwan Acharya, Principal Energy Specialist, Energy Division, South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Presentation
Co-benefits of Air Pollution Management and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction- Experiences from the Greater Beijing -Tianjin-Hebei Region Program.
Yun Zhou, Senior Environment Specialist, Sustainable Infrastructure Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Panelist
- Deepak Sahani, Manager, Corporate Planning, Energy Efficiency Service Limited, India
- Vaqar Zakaria, Managing Director, Hagler Bailly Pakistan
- Faela Sufa, Director, Institution of Transportation and Development Policy, Indonesia
- Yixin Yao, Senior Research Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute
- Shannon Cowlin, Principal Energy Specialist, Sustainable Infrastructure Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Q&A and Discussion |
| 13:55 – 14:50 | 2.2 Developing Carbon-Neutral Cities
Session Chair
Asif Cheema, Director, Urban and Social Sectors Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Presentation
Developing Low-Carbon and Carbon-Neutral Cities in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia.
- Stefan Rau, Senior Urban Development Specialist, Urban and Social Sectors Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
- Arnaud Heckmann, Principal Urban Development Specialist, Urban and Social Sectors Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Panelist
- Yang Xiu, Associate Senior Researcher and Research Director, Institute of Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Tsinghua University
- Dražen Kučan, Sector Lead/Senior Urban and Energy Efficiency Specialist, Division Mitigation Adaptation, Green Climate Fund
- Yong Ye, Country Director, Pakistan Resident Mission, Central and West Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Q&A and Discussion |
| 14:50 – 15:00 | Break |
| Regional Exchange 3: Toward Low-Carbon Rural Development |
| 15:00 – 15:55 | 3.1 Low-Carbon Rangeland and Livestock Management
Session Chair
Pavit Ramachandran, Country Director, Mongolia Resident Mission, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Presentation
Carbon Sequestration Through Sustainable Rangeland and Livestock Management.
- Arnaud Heckmann, Principal Urban Development Specialist, Urban and Social Sectors Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
- Jan Hinrichs, Senior Natural Resources Economist, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Panelist
- Enkh-Amgalan Tseelei, Member of the Steering Committee and Advisor to Executive Team, Mongolian National Federation of Pasture User Groups of Herders
- Dil B. Rahut, Vice Chair of Research, Senior Research Fellow/Economist, Asian Development Bank Institute
- Michiko Katagami, Principal Natural Resources and Agriculture Specialist, Rural Development and Food Security (Agriculture) Thematic Group, Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department, Asian Development Bank
- Hans Siewert Woldring, Senior Evaluation Specialist, Sector and Project Division, Independent Evaluation Department, Asian Development Bank
Q&A and Discussion |
| 15:55 – 16:50 | 3.2 Achieving Carbon Neutrality through Bio-Based Value Chains
Session Chair
Yolanda Fernandez Lommen, Country Director, People’s Republic of China Resident Mission, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Presentation
Asian Development Bank’s Support to Low-Carbon Rural Development.
Thomas Panella, Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Panelist
- Miao Zheng, Deputy Director, Department of Farmland Enhancement, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the People’s Republic of China
- Yiching Song, Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Wei Liu, Senior Sustainability Scientist, Luohan Academy of the Alibaba Group
- Srinivasan Ancha, Principal Climate Change Specialist, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division, Southeast Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Q&A and Discussion |
| 16:50 – 17:30 | Closing Session: Deepening Partnerships
Session Chair
Akiko Terada-Hagiwara
Principal Economist, Office of the Director General, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Panelist
- Peter Morgan, Senior Consulting Economist and Advisor to the Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute
- Dongxiang Li, Lead Regional Cooperation Specialist, Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division, South Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
- Safdar Parvez, Advisor, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank
Closing Remarks
M. Teresa Kho, Director General, East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank |
