Finance


Alam Sehat Lestari: Linking Conservation and Human Health to Preserve Borneo’s Rainforests
An Indonesian nonprofit provides affordable healthcare and alternative livelihoods in West Kalimantan to encourage local communities to protect and preserve climate-critical forests.

Tags: Indonesia, Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management, Health, Information and communications technology, Finance, Agriculture and food security

Rethinking Infrastructure Financing for Southeast Asia in the Post-Pandemic Era
This report analyzes how the pandemic has impacted investment in infrastructure in Southeast Asia and assesses how infrastructure development can help drive economic recovery and support sustainable growth.

Tags: SEADS 2023, ASEAN, Finance, COVID-19, Climate change and disaster risk management, Sustainable Development Goals

ADB Signs $44.2 Million Blue Loan with ALBA to Reduce Ocean Plastic Waste in Indonesia
The loan will finance the construction of a facility that will process PET beverage bottles into high-quality recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) flakes and food-grade rPET pellets.

Tags: Indonesia, Environment, Finance, Sustainable Development Goals

The Catalytic Role of Credit Enhancement and Blended Finance for Infrastructure in Asia
The use of guarantees in blended finance transactions could help close the infrastructure financing gap in Asia.

Tags: Finance, ASEAN, Climate change and disaster risk management, Energy, Sustainable Development Goals

Bridging the Climate Finance Gap Entails Tapping All Available Resources
Right policy and regulatory framework and an attractive investment climate key to attracting private capital.

Tags: Indonesia, Finance, Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management, Sustainable Development Goals, 2023 Videos, SEADS2023

There Is No Shortage of Finance for the Net-Zero Transition
The challenge is to de-risk projects and ensure there is long-term finance from private resources.

Tags: 2023 Videos, SEADS 2023, Climate change and disaster risk management, Finance, Environment, Energy, Sustainable Development Goals, Technology, Information and communications technology, SEADS2023

SEADS 2023 Highlights: Accelerated Climate Action Urged
Representatives from governments, businesses, and the development sector called for accelerated climate action to ensure Southeast Asia’s carbon neutrality by 2050.

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

ADB Ventures Invests in Selex to Expand Electric Two-Wheeler Usage in Viet Nam
The investment aims to reduce carbon emissions in high-usage applications such as last-mile cargo and passenger transport in Viet Nam.

Tags: Transportation, Energy, Climate change and disaster risk management, Technology, Finance, Viet Nam, Environment

How to Decarbonize the Health Sector
Decarbonizing the sector entails shifting to renewable energy, embracing the circular economy model, adopting net-zero healthcare, greening the pharmaceutical supply chain, and producing low-carbon pharmaceuticals.

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

Transformative Actions Needed to Shift to Cleaner Energy
Technologies are already available that could support the shift to clean and renewable energy.

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

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