Climate change and disaster risk management


Why We Need Whole Life Carbon Data to Scale Net-Zero Buildings
Given that buildings and the wider built environment contribute more than a third of the total greenhouse gas emissions emitted continuously into the Earth’s atmosphere, action is urgently needed to decarbonize the property sector.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Information and communications technology, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Urban development

Digitize to Decarbonize
Riding the waves of innovations can help leapfrog Paris pathways.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Information and communications technology, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management

$500 Million ADB Loan to Support Indonesia's Energy Sector, Green Recovery
ADB's assistance will support Indonesia’s energy sector reforms to boost fiscal sustainability and governance, expand private sector investments in clean and renewable energy, and promote green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: Indonesia, Energy, Climate change and disaster risk management

Climate Change Mitigation: Policies and Lessons for Asia
This publication highlights evidence-based approaches for advancing decarbonization across sectors.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Climate change and disaster risk management, Energy, Environment, Transportation

ADB Leads $135 Million Climate Financing Package to Support Electric Mobility in Viet Nam
The assistance will support Viet Nam’s efforts to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions and expand high-tech manufacturing industries.

Tags: Transportation, Viet Nam, Environment, Information and communications technology, Climate change and disaster risk management, Energy

ASEAN Energy Outlook Calls for Accelerated Transition
Energy demand in Southeast Asia is projected to triple by 2050 in the absence of new policies to accelerate clean energy transition.

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

Why COP27 Matters to Southeast Asia
Being among the world’s most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, Southeast Asia risks seeing millions thrown back into extreme poverty due to extreme weather.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, ASEAN

ADB Plans $14 Billion to Ease Food Crisis, Promote Long-Term Food Security in Asia and the Pacific
The assistance expands ADB’s support for food security in the region, where nearly 1.1 billion people lack healthy diets due to poverty and high food prices.

Tags: Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment

Thailand’s Evolving Ecosystem Support for Technology Startups
This report examines the ecosystem of support for tech startups in Thailand, the challenges facing these enterprises, and the policy actions to help them grow.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Thailand, Private sector development, SMEs, Education, Climate change and disaster risk management, Agriculture and food security, Health

Asian Cities to Build Climate-Resilient Infrastructure with ADB Support
Collaborations with Makassar in Indonesia, Penang in Malaysia, Tbilisi in Georgia, and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia are underway.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Environment, Urban development, Climate change and disaster risk management, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines

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