CAREC Women’s Business Forum 2025 Highlights Gender-Transformative Green Innovation and Technologies
The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program’s Women’s Business Forum was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, on 21 October 2025, to address significant issues related to gender-responsive green innovation throughout Central and West Asia. During his opening remarks, Zheng Wu, Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Kyrgyz Republic Resident Mission, underscored the potential for green innovation and technology to offer effective solutions to the complex challenges associated with both gender equality and climate change.