Asia Clean Energy Forum: Policy and Finance Solutions for Energy Security
and Climate Change
ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines: 26-28 June 2007
Background | Objectives | Participants | Resource Speakers | Pre- and Post-forum Events | News Releases
Experts in finance, energy and environment gathered on 26-28 June 2007 in Manila, Philippines during the Asia Clean Energy Forum: Policy and Finance Solutions for Energy Security and Climate Change. The Forum was jointly organized and sponsored by ADB and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It was also supported by the U.S. Department of State (US DOS) and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
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The Forum provided an opportunity for sharing best practices in clean energy policy, finance, and the scaling up of clean energy technologies. Through targeted sessions on renewable energy, energy efficiency, cleaner coal, sustainable transport, carbon markets and knowledge management, the Forum identified challenges faced by public and private sector institutions related to project development and finance, and highlighted effective policies and finance strategies to promote greater use of clean energy in Asia and the Pacific.
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About 400 experts from 36 countries participated in the event. The participants represented a diverse group of stakeholders from governments, national and multinational banks, carbon and clean energy investment funds, project developers and service providers, academe, civil society, and development partners and other international organizations.
View the list of participants .
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More than 80 distinguished persons from governments, financial institutions, project developers and service providers, civil society, academia, and international organizations led the discussions during six plenary and 15 break-out sessions. See Program for details.
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Prior to and after the Forum, the following events were featured:
- launching of USAID’s Eco-Asia Clean Development and Climate Philippines
- ADB-organized training session for Asia Exim Banks on promoting clean energy in Asia
- USAID’s parallel workshops on cleaner coal and efficient lighting
- presentation of ADB’s Energy Strategy Consultation Draft
- Energy-Efficient Lighting Initiative (ELI) seminar and stakeholders’ meeting
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Learn more about ADB's clean energy program.
All presentations will also be available at the CleanEnergyAsia website when the site is launched at www.cleanenergyasia.net on 30 July 2007.
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ADB
Samuel Tumiwa
Senior Energy Specialist
Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
Tel: +632 632-6624
Fax: +632 636-2198
E-mail: stumiwa@adb.org
Patricia Calcetas
Senior Sector Officer
Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
Tel: +632 632-6930
Fax: +632 636-2198
E-mail: pcalcetas@adb.org
Amparo Dato
Forum Secretariat
Regional and Sustainable Development Department, ADB
Tel: +632 632-4444 ext. 70495
Fax: +632 636-2198
E-mail: madato@adb.org
USAID
Peter du Pont, Ph.D.
USAID Contractor, Chief of Party
ECO Asia Clean Development & Climate Program, Thailand
Tel: +66 2 615 5104-6
US Tel: +1 202 657 4942
E-mail: peter@cleanenergyasia.net
Web: http://www.usaid.eco-asia.org/programs/cdcp/
Lauren N. Sorkin
USAID Contractor, Knowledge Management Specialist
ECO Asia Clean Development & Climate Program, Washington, DC
Tel: +1 202.289.0100
Fax: +1 202.289.7601
E-mail: Lauren@cleanenergyasia.net, lsorkin@irgltd.com
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