Environment


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: Agriculture and food security, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment

Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2022
This annual flagship report from ADB provides key economic, financial, social, and environmental data as well as select indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Tags: Economics, SGDs, Sustainable Development Goals, Social development and poverty, Environment, Health, Finance, Governance and public sector management, Trade and industry

ADB Launches Program to Scale Up Investments in Air Quality Improvement
The program will stimulate investments in projects that benefit air quality such as greenhouse gas reduction in energy, agriculture, transport, industrial, and urban development, among other sectors.

Tags: Environment, Energy, Agriculture, Transport, Urban development

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

New Normal, New Technologies, New Financing
This report looks at how G20 could be an effective international forum to foster a coordinated global response to establish and deliver commitments for resilient, sustainable, and inclusive growth.  

Tags: COVID-19, ICT, SDGs, Economy, Finance, trade and industry, Environment, regional cooperation and integration

Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Risk Management: Revitalizing Philippine Rivers to Boost Climate Resilience and Enhance Environmental Stability
This case study brief shares insights from pilot projects in the Philippines on how nature-based solutions can strengthen flood risk management in cost-effective ways.

Tags: Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Philippines, Agriculture, Tourism, water, Health

ASEAN Gears Up for a Shift to Electric Vehicles
Accelerating EV adoption is expected to help decarbonize the transport sector as well as attract investments.

Tags: Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Transport, Environment, Climate change, ASEAN, Energy

Setting Up the Building Blocks for Smart Waste Management in Battambang, Cambodia
A project to pilot a smart solid waste management system together with smart financial management solutions is on top of the agenda to address the city's needs.

Tags: Environment, SDG, ASEAN, Cambodia

Breaking the Waves: Kickstarting the Global Sustainable Blue Economy in Southeast Asia
Advancing a sustainable blue economy entails developing a globally recognized taxonomy, attracting much-needed private capital into blue projects, and generating a healthy project pipeline.

Tags: Environment, Finance, Climate change, Tourism, Philippines, Indonesia

Designing a Community-Based Air Quality Monitoring System to Mitigate Air Pollution Health Risks
Thanks to its people-centered design, the system was able to disseminate reliable and timely information on air quality to users.

Tags: ICT, Environment, SDGs, Indonesia, Health

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