Climate change and disaster risk management


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

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

ADB and Partners Launch Nature Financing Initiative for Asia and the Pacific
The hub aims to attract at least $2 billion into investment programs that incorporate nature-based solutions.

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

ADB to Program $10 Billion in Climate Finance for Philippines
The support will help the Philippines implement its commitments to climate action under the Paris Agreement.

Tags: Philippines, Climate change and disaster risk management, Finance, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals

Call for Applications: $5-Million Seed Fund to Bolster Asia–Pacific Fight against Climate Change
Deadline to express interest to participate is on 31 December 2023.

Tags: Climate change and disaster risk management, Finance, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, Information and communications technology

Southeast Asia Businesses Urged to Join Global Challenge to Decarbonize Steel Sector
By joining the initiative, companies are essentially making a statement of intent to participate as a user, supplier, or enabler of near-zero steel production by 2030.

Tags: Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Private sector development, Sustainable Development Goals

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