Environment


ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility 2021: Financing for a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia
This report documents ACGF's progress and achievements from January to December 2021. 

Tags: ASEAN, Finance, Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management, GFH Publications

Carbon Pricing: Closing the Loophole in ASEAN's Climate Commitment
Carbon pricing reveals the true costs of fossil fuels, making it an effective tool to help communities choose low-carbon products and advance governments' net-zero goals. 

Tags: Energy, Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management, ASEAN

Southeast Asia Is Building Back Bluer
Southeast Asian countries lay the groundwork for the sustainable use of ocean and coastal resources in the region.

Tags: ASEAN, Environment, Economy, Climate change and disaster risk management, Sustainable Development Goals

Strengthening Foundations to Unlock Green Finance in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
This brief sets out ways Lao PDR can offset the financial impacts of climate change and start improving its creditworthiness to unlock green growth.

Tags: Lao PDR, Economy, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, Climate change and disaster risk management

Experts Talk Solutions: Bruce Chong
Bruce Chong, director and climate and urban sustainability leader at Arup, talks about building cities' resilience against climate change.

Tags: ASEAN, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Urban development, Sustainable Development Goals, Experts Talk

Highlights: Southeast Asia Development Symposium 2023—Imagining a Net-Zero ASEAN
This brochure provides highlights from ADB’s Southeast Asia Development Symposium 2023: Imagining a Net-Zero ASEAN event which explored how the region can ramp up efforts to decarbonize and target low-carbon growth.

Tags: ASEAN, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, Finance, Information and communications technology, Urban development, Tourism, Health, Energy

ADB to Support Urban Environmental Improvements in Luang Prabang, Lao PDR
The project is expected to benefit 104,500 residents and 1.3 million annual visitors by 2031.

Tags: Lao PDR, Tourism, Information and communications technology, Sustainable Development Goals, Environment, Urban development

Curb Over-Tourism, Urges ADB Official
Addressing the trend is more urgent now with climate change seen doubling or even tripling negative challenges of over-tourism.

Tags: Tourism, COVID-19, Sustainable Development Goals, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment

Philippines: Davao Public Transport Modernization Project
The project was the first ADB project in the Philippines to deploy an electric bus fleet at scale.

Tags: Philippines, GFH Operations, Climate change and disaster risk management, Transportation, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals

Climate Change Action Plan, 2023–2030
This publication shows how ADB plans to invest $100 billion of its own funds and work with the public and private sector to maximize its climate impact.

Tags: Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Social development and poverty

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