Environment

ADB Signs Loan for First Cross-Border Wind Power Project in Asia, First Plant in Lao PDR and Largest in Southeast Asia

The financing package is the largest syndicated renewable project financing transaction among ASEAN countries to date.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Climate change and disaster risk management, Finance, Environment, Energy, Lao PDR

Greening Islamic Finance to Scale Up Investments in Climate Action

The fast-growing Islamic finance industry, which manages almost $4 trillion in total assets worldwide, has the potential to support the climate agenda, but demand- and supply-side challenges need to be addressed to unlock Shari’ah-compliant capital for climate finance.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Indonesia, Malaysia, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Lao PDR

Asian Economic Integration Report 2023: Trade, Investment, and Climate Change in Asia and the Pacific

This report shows how smart trade and investment policies, and regulatory cooperation can help Asia-Pacific economies tackle climate change, recover from the pandemic, and support resilient and sustainable development.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Trade and industry, Regional cooperation and integration, Climate change and disaster risk management, Sustainable Development Goals, Environment

Asia's Green Transition Will Require More Climate Finance

While sustainable finance is key in facilitating the implementation of innovative solutions to tackle climate change, philanthropic organizations are taking an increasingly structured approach to help.

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

What Is Waqf and How Can It Help Finance Indonesia’s Clean Energy Transition?

With annual cash waqf donations estimated at around $12 billion and total land waqf assets at $134 billion, authorities are now considering using these Islamic endowments to fight climate change.

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

Reframing of Global Strategies and Regional Cooperation Pathways for an Inclusive Net-Zero Strategy in the Energy Transition Framework

This brief from ERIA assesses energy transition challenges for ASEAN and the Gulf Cooperation Council, and proposes new policy pathways toward an inclusive net-zero economy.

Tags: SEADS 2023, ASEAN, Energy, Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management, Information and communications technology

How Do We Get Emerging Economies to Invest More in Large-Scale Nature-Based Solutions?

Nature-based solutions, aiming to protect ecosystems such as forests, agricultural land, peatlands, mangroves and oceans while addressing societal and economic challenges, are widely accepted as the way forward.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Climate change and disaster risk management, Urban development, Environment, Finance

ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility 2022: Building Southeast Asia’s Green Project Pipelines

This report from ADB presents progress and achievements made by the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility in 2022.

Tags: SEADS 2023, ASEAN, Finance, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Energy, GFH Publications

Green Technology as Driving Force for Agriculture in Viet Nam

Thanks to an EU-backed project that promotes clean fuel from agricultural wastes, small business owners see improvement in their earnings and end product, while contributing to fighting pollution.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Agriculture and food security, Private sector development, Energy

BKCF Grants Fund Now Open for Third Round of Project Proposals

Priority projects include renewable energy, green enterprises, sustainable tourism, low-carbon transport, and high-quality agro-fisheries production.

Tags: Regional cooperation and integration, Environment, Tourism, Agriculture and food security, Information and communications technology, Transportation

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