Climate change and disaster risk management


ADB Approves $2.5 Million Grant to Support Viet Nam's Disaster Response
Funding to help those affected by recent floods in the central region.

Tags: Viet Nam, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management

Green Finance and Digitalization Key to ASEAN Countries’ Recovery from COVID-19
Region facing huge challenges as the pandemic squeezed government budgets.

Tags: ASEAN, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, COVID-19, Sustainable Development Goals, Environment, Governance and public sector management

Worse Crises to Come If Global Response Remains Weak, Warns New Report
Authors say seismic shift in approach needed to escape era of pandemics.

Tags: COVID-19, Health, Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management

Green Finance Strategies for Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery in Southeast Asia: Greening Recoveries for Planet and People
​​​​​​​This publication examines innovative finance mechanisms that can incentivize green infrastructure investment in developing Asia and support the fight against COVID-19.

Tags: Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, COVID-19, Governance and public sector management, Sustainable Development Goals, GFH Publications

Viet Nam Using Web Mapping Technology to Monitor Mekong Delta’s Riverbanks and Coastline
The web mapping tool aims to collect information about landslides, help deliver warnings, and disseminate information.

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

8 Priorities for Kickstarting Post-Pandemic Green Recovery in Mekong Nations
Countries in the subregion should make sure recovery plans are climate-smart, pro-poor, and pro-growth.

Tags: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, COVID-19, Health, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, Climate change and disaster risk management, Agriculture and food security, Social development and poverty, Water

$500 Million ADB Loan to Help Boost Indonesia’s Disaster Resilience
The loan will help the government reduce economic and social impacts on infrastructure and livelihoods.

Tags: Indonesia, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, Health, COVID-19, Social development and poverty

Is It Possible to Build COVID-19-Resilient Air-Cons?
ADB approves a loan to see if it is possible to deploy energy-efficient and disease-resilient centralized air-cons.

Tags: COVID-19, Health, Energy, Climate change and disaster risk management

Catalyzing Climate Finance with the Shandong Green Development Fund
This publication highlights the features of the Shandong Green Development Fund to promote climate-friendly investments, particularly to support the transition of the People’s Republic of China to a low-carbon future.

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

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