Join us for an insightful webinar on “Villages to Net Zero: Solar Solutions for Climate Action in Rural Asia and the Pacific”, as part of the CIRDAP Knowledge Series 60.
This webinar is jointly organized by Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) in Bangladesh and the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) in Fiji.
Director General of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), Mr. Ashish Khanna, will be the distinguished speaker for this webinar

The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP), together with the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) has collaborated on an International Online Training Programme on Artificial Intelligence for Rural Development: Transforming Technology into Reality for Rural Welfare,” which is scheduled to take place from August 18 – 20, 2026.
The three day online training is free and will cover the following themes:-
- Foundations of AI for Rural Development
- Data readiness, Governance & Predictive Planning
- Agriculture, Climate & Natural Resource Management
- AL in Rural Healthcare, Education & Programme Delivery
- From planning to Execution – Integrated AI workflows
- Responsible AI, Community Engagement & Capstone
The training programme will be directed by the Programme Officer—Learning, CIRDAP, Dr Venkatamallu Thadaboina from Dhaka, Bangladesh and Dr Sushant Kumar Singh, the Founding Director, CAIES Foundation, Patna, India.
*For queries or support, please contact Dr Venkatamallu Thadaboina, Programme Officer (Learning), CIRDAP, Dhaka, at Email: po_learning@cirdap.org or Phone: +91-9866681774 (WhatsApp).


