Asia-Pacific Climate Report 2025: Unlocking Nature for Development
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Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Publication:
October 2025
The report highlights that ecosystem services provide multiple benefits, underpinning food security, public health, livelihoods and climate resilience.
Nature is a core economic asset in Asia and the Pacific, with around 75% of GDP directly or indirectly tied to nature through sectors like agriculture, fisheries, and tourism. Yet, nature remains largely invisible in economic planning. When ecosystems degrade, economies face higher health and disaster costs, reduced productivity, shrinking fiscal revenues, and weakened debt sustainability.
The report highlights that ecosystem services—such as pollination, water purification, and climate regulation—provide multiple benefits, underpinning food security, public health, livelihoods and climate resilience. Healthy ecosystems are important for economic stability and growth, making investing in nature a compelling development strategy.
The report lays out a 10-year roadmap for countries at all stages of development to embed nature into their economic systems and leverage environmental performance as competitive economic advantage.
Contents
- Nature as a Core Economic Asset
- Unlocking the Nature-Development Dividend
- Governance, Policy, and Data: The Operating System for Nature Finance
- Making Nature Investable
- Advancing Nature Finance—A Road Map for Sustainable Growth and Resilience in Asia and the Pacific
