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Better connectivity can provide insight and understanding in building cities so that synergies can be achieved, interventions designed, performance optimized, value created, and well-being advanced.

Tags: Urban development, Information and communications technology, Sustainable Development Goals, Environment

Across the Globe, CEOs Now Focus on Building Resilience and Sustainability to Meet SDGs

Largest CEO survey shows their companies are deploying innovations and partnerships to deliver results.

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

A Net-Zero Future for Precincts in Singapore

Advancing a net-zero vision for buildings and precincts will involve innovative design and management solutions.

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

Protecting Coastlines and Communities with Nature-Based Solutions

Coastal nature-based solutions are interventions designed with nature to restore ecosystems, reverse biodiversity loss, manage water quality, and tackle the effects of climate change on infrastructure and society.

Tags: Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management

Indonesia Wants New Capital to Be a Model City

As a model city, the new capital is seen to help in the transition to net zero, achieve climate resilience, and ensure economic prosperity for all.

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

Overcoming the Challenge: Effective Solid Waste Management on a Budget

A devastating methane gas explosion in a landfill in Bandung, Indonesia is a painful reminder on the need for proper solid waste management.

Tags: Indonesia, Environment, Health, Governance and public sector management

ADB Announces IF-CAP, New Program to Accelerate Billions in Climate Change Financing

The facility would provide a range of grants for project preparation along with guarantees for parts of ADB’s sovereign loan portfolios to ramp up support for the region in the battle against climate change.

Tags: Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment

Benefits of Global Net-Zero Transition Can be 5 Times the Costs in Developing Asia

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

Innovative Financing Key to Private Sector Participation in ASEAN+3 Infrastructure Development—ADB Report

ASEAN economies need to invest $2.8 trillion in infrastructure through 2030 to sustain economic growth, reduce poverty, and respond to climate change.

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

Reimagining a Greener Tourism as Travelers Demand Sustainability

New opportunities are emerging for net-zero tourism as travelers in Asia and the Pacific now demand sustainable options and are willing to spend more to shrink their carbon footprint as well as support local communities.

Tags: Tourism, ASEAN, Climate change and disaster risk management, SEADS 2023, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals

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