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Q&A: Kenichi Yokoyama on climate resilient and sustainable infrastructure in South Asia
Article | 16 July 2021
Kenichi Yokoyama, Director General of ADB s South Asia Department
ADB’s climate change operations have positioned the organization to be able to contribute towards a climate-resilient development path for its developing member countries (DMCs).
Adopting climate-resilient measures and technology in infrastructure projects ensure reliability, sustainability, and safety of these projects for their intended beneficiaries.
For South Asia, about 70% of ADB’s projects in the pipeline for 2021–2023 have design elements that will scale-up support for low greenhouse gas emissions, climate and disaster resilience, and environmental sustainability.
Governor Joseph C. Cua is flanked by President and Chief Executive Officer RJ Eubra of Asia Pacific Renewable Energy Solutions, Inc. (APRES) in one of their meetings to discuss Waste to Energy Project (WTE) for Catanduanes.
Seen a big push for the realization of a Waste to Energy (WTE) Project in Catanduanes is the recently issued official statement of Gov. Joseph C. Cua expressing utmost support to the project being worked by the company, Asia Pacific Renewable Energy Solutions, Inc. (APRES), to construct and install the facility at the municipality of Pandan, Catanduanes.
APRES is a specialist WTE development company in the Philippines that is now taking the lead in the nationwide initiatives to ‘turn wastes to energy’ and is the same company pushing for the establishment of WTE Project in Pandan. Said initiative is targeted a solution to both the province’s persistently walloping problem on garbage and expensive electricity. Thus, clearly offering an absolutely environment