Environment


Electric Vehicles, Electronics, and the Digital Economy Drive FDI Flows to ASEAN
Growing investor interest in these key industries helps boost foreign direct investments to near pre-pandemic levels in 2021.

Tags: SEADS 2023, ASEAN, Information and communications technology, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Trade and industry, Private sector development

Climate Change and Earthquake Exposure in Asia and the Pacific: Assessment of Energy and Transport Infrastructure
This study analyzes the exposure of energy and transport assets in Asia and the Pacific to climate change and earthquake hazards.

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

How Indonesia Can Put 55 Million e-Motorcycles on the Road by 2030
ADB study favors limiting the use of gasoline motorcycles for specific zones over subsidizing electric-powered units.

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

Highlights: Southeast Asia Development Symposium 2022: Sustainable Solutions for Southeast Asia’s Recovery
This publication recaps proceedings during ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium 2022. It highlights the solutions that address challenges from the pandemic.

Tags: ASEAN, Information and communications technology, Sustainable Development Goals, Tourism, Social development and poverty, Health, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Urban development, COVID-19

The Global Green Economy: Capturing the Opportunity
This report explores how governments, investors, and communities can understand the opportunities promised by green economic strategy and take action to build sustainable prosperity.

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

Indonesia’s Future Capital Aspires to Be Carbon Neutral by 2045
Nusantara’s plan to achieve a carbon-neutral, resource-efficient, and livable city will contribute to Indonesia’s target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Indonesia, Climate change and disaster risk management, Sustainable Development Goals, Environment, Urban development

Building a Climate Resilient Asia: What Is Most Needed?
Ensuring cities are livable, adopting nature-based solutions, adopting sustainable transport, and shifting to hydrogen power among initiatives seen to bolster fight against climate change.

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

MSMEs Critical for a Greener Future in Southeast Asia
MSMEs are the first and last mile of the economy. As such, more concerted support for MSMEs to chart a greener way forward is needed, from governments, platform companies, and new digital solutions providers.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Private sector development, MSMEs, Information and communications technology, Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management, Sustainable Development Goals

ASEAN Leaders Vow to Sustain Recovery amid Challenges
Leaders want countries to brace for headwinds from COVID-19, supply chain disruptions, food shortage, climate change, and other threats.

Tags: ASEAN, Agriculture and food security, Health, COVID-19, Information and communications technology, Trade and industry, Regional cooperation and integration, Environment, Energy

Five Ways to Fund the Philippines’ Fight against Climate Change
Financing climate action was a key topic at the COP27 climate change conference in Sharm El-Sheikh. For the Philippines, on the front lines of the global climate emergency, it is a make-or-break question.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Finance, Philippines, GFH News

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