SEADS 2023


Jumpstarting the EV Market in the Philippines
Zero tariff on electric vehicles and other incentives are expected to encourage more Filipinos to opt for cleaner, greener vehicles.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Transportation, Energy, Environment, Philippines

Climate Adaptation and Tourism: A Closer Link Than We Might Think?
Ensuring the tourism sector adapts to climate change impacts could be both challenging and complicated, but industry players are already finding ways to mitigate climate impacts on their bottom line.

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

Can Green Hydrogen Help Indonesia Meet Its Net-Zero Goals?
Indonesia faces the challenge of finding ways to make the use of green hydrogen economically feasible, financially appealing, and socially beneficial.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Energy, Indonesia, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, ASEAN, Brunei Darussalam

How to Cool Southeast Asia’s Cities
Adopting heat action plans, using heat-responsive building design, and deploying large scale "cool roof" programs among measures to limit exposure of the urban poor to heat stress

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

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

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