Environment

Charting the Future of Green Finance in Asia

As sustainable finance continues to gain traction across Asia, will 2021 become synonymous with environmental, social, and governance investments and the greening of the region’s financial ecosystem?

Tags: Energy, Environment, Finance

How to Wield Augmented Reality to Supercharge Communications

Kay Vasey, founder of creative technology studio MeshMinds, shares how the UN reached millions in its campaign to save the planet using augmented reality.

Tags: Environment, Information and communications technology, Education, Sustainable Development Goals

What ASEAN Needs to Do to Create More Green Jobs

Countries urged to come up with a common definition, assess health and safety hotspots, and replicate mechanisms to foster coordination, among others.

Tags: Environment, Economy, ASEAN, Sustainable Development Goals

Cambodia Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Rural Development Sector Assessment, Strategy, and Road Map

This report from ADB examines Cambodia's agriculture, natural resources, and rural development sector and provides a strategy and road map for future growth.

Tags: Cambodia, Agriculture and food security, Economy, Environment

Inside the ADB’s Efforts to De-Risk Green Finance

Tech for Impact's Teymoor Nabili interviews Anouj Mehta, unit head of ADB's Innovative & Green Finance Hub, on innovative schemes to finance green projects.

Tags: Finance, Environment, Economy

Asia–Pacific Can Still Be Carbon-Neutral by 2050, but Much Needs to Be Done

The region needs to avoid fossil fuels, switch to low-carbon fuels, deploy more renewable energy projects, and improve energy efficiency, among others.

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