Environment


Carrying Capacity Assessment for Tourism in Coron and El Nido: A Step toward Sustainable Management of Marine Ecosystems
This brief provides a better understanding of the approaches and experiences in conducting carrying capacity assessments at key coral reef ecotourism sites in Coron and El Nido. 

Tags: Tourism, Environment, Philippines, Sustainable Development Goals

$134 Million UK Fund to Help Catalyze Green Financing in Southeast Asia
The fund will leverage UK and ADB funds to accelerate a pipeline of low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure projects and catalyze financing from public and private capital sources.

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

How Nature-Friendly Solutions Can Help Curb Floods in Mindanao
An ecosystem-based approach provides a low-cost way of avoiding more than $60 million in damages annually.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Environment, Agriculture and food security, Philippines, Climate change and disaster risk management

Southeast Asia Green Recovery Can Create More Than 30 Million Jobs by 2030—ADB
Report sees green growth opportunities in productive and regenerative agriculture, sustainable urban development and transport models, and renewable energy, among others.

Tags: ASEAN, Environment, Economy, Sustainable Development Goals, COVID-19

Resilience: Ensuring a Future for Coastal and Marine Tourism
Coastal and marine tourism is under threat from over-extraction, environmental degradation, climate change and other sources, including consumer behavior, warns Wouter Schalken, senior sustainable tourism specialist at ADB.

Tags: Tourism, Environment

ADB Financing Partners Mobilized $1.1 Billion for Southeast Asian Countries in 2021
The funding supported developing member countries' COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery interventions, says ADB's Partnership Report 2021.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Finance, Health, COVID-19, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Transportation, Private sector development, Sustainable Development Goals, Gender and development

Implementing a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia
This report highlights why Southeast Asian countries need to design pandemic recovery policies that balance socioeconomic gains with environmental sustainability.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, Energy, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand, Climate change and disaster risk management

5 Ways Companies Can Become More Sustainable
Encouraging staff to eat more sustainably, switching to LED lights, and using more environment-friendly printers are just among the simple ways companies can become greener.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Environment, COVID-19, Private sector development

Assessment of Electric Vehicle Penetration in the Lao People's Democratic Republic
This report analyzes the positive and negative impacts of shifting to electric vehicles from internal combustion engines vehicles.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Environment, Transportation, Lao PDR, ASEAN

Short Film on Plastic Pandemic to Debut on World Environment Day
The film will have its global premiere on World Environment Day on 5 June.

Tags: Environment

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