Scaling up net-zero and climate-resilient infrastructure: Progress in Central and Southeast Asia

OnlineNov 21, 2025 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Description

Fast-growing economies in Central and Southeast Asia face an urgent infrastructure investment gap, with demand for new and upgraded systems outpacing available resources. Closing this gap offers a unique opportunity to tackle environmental and development challenges in tandem, but only if investments are steered toward net-zero, climate-resilient infrastructure that underpins sustainable growth.   This session will examine if these economies have managed to plan and mobilise the financing required to meet infrastructure needs while advancing climate and development goals. The OECD-led Sustainable Infrastructure Project in Asia (SIPA), funded by Germany, and its partners will present progress on, lessons learned from, and recommendations for aligning infrastructure with the goals of the Paris Agreement and the SDGs. The session will also provide relevant insights in the context of the Baku to Belém roadmap discussions.  Discussion will highlight SIPA’s findings on:  • Strategic policy approaches and sectoral decarbonisation planning for achieving a low-emission, resilient infrastructure.  • Practical approaches to improve project evaluation, selection and governance.  • Framework conditions for unlocking investment to scale up net-zero and climate-resilient infrastructure. 

Moderated by

Krzysztof Michalak

OECD

Senior Programme Manager, Sustainable Infrastructure Programme in Asia (SIPA)

Speakers

Tengiz Asanov

Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade, Republic of Uzbekistan

Unit Head, Strategic Planning and Analysis Department

Peline Atamer

OECD

Senior Policy Analyst and Head of Unit, Global Relations and Co-operation Directorate

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peline-atamer-000bbb7b/?originalSubdomain=fr

Liesbeth Casier

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Lead, Sustainable Infrastructure and Public Procurement

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liesbeth-casier-1824331a/

ACSI

Angela Consuelo S. Ibay

WWF Philippines

Head, Climate Change and Energy Programme

https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-consuelo-gia-ibay-50ab7144/

Douglas Herrick

OECD

Policy Analyst, Sustainable Infrastructure Programme in Asia (SIPA)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmhherrick/

Nurlan Kulbatyrov

QazTrade Center for Trade Policy Development

Deputy General Director

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nurlan-kulbatyr-a6387a113/

Yvonne Lindenlaub

Federal Ministry for Environment, Climate Action, Nature Protection and...

Head, Division for Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East

Yusuf Suryanto

Ministry of National Development Planning / National Development Planning ...

Director of Transmission, Electricity and Aerospace

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