SEADS 2023


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

Tale of Two Islands: How West Java and Penang Stay Resilient amid Climate Change
Local government leaders flex political muscle as they lean on technology and tap green financing and other innovative approaches to bolster resilience against climate change and other disruptions.

Tags: SEADS 2023, ASEAN, Urban development, Information and communications technology, Malaysia, Indonesia, Sustainable Development Goals, Climate change and disaster risk management

Does Indonesia’s Carbon Tax Have the Power to Trigger a Sustainable Market Shift?
The country's carbon tax initiative is a remarkable stepping stone but may not be enough, writes Petra Christi, a business analyst at Climateworks Centre.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Indonesia, Governance and public sector management

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

Distributed Renewable Energy: A Pathway for Resilient Recovery in Cities
This report focuses on the practical steps cities can take to turn renewable energy systems that generate and distribute power independently into resilient infrastructure that creates benefits.

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

Towards Reducing Single-Use Plastics in Lao PDR: Options for a National Policy Strategy and Action Plan
This report assesses Lao PDR's situation in dealing with single-use plastic wastes and recommends policy options based on lessons from other countries and recommendations from stakeholders and experts. 

Tags: Environment, Lao PDR, SEADS 2023

Developing the Philippine Blue Economy: Opportunities and Challenges in the Ocean Tourism Sector
This paper from ADB Institute examines how ocean tourism and economic development intertwine in archipelagic nations, examining national statistical data on tourism and economic development in the Philippines over the last several years.

Tags: Philippines, Tourism, Environment, SEADS 2023

Financing the Ocean Back to Health in Southeast Asia: Approaches for Mainstreaming Blue Finance
This report from the Asian Development Bank gives an overview of Southeast Asia's blue economy with a particular focus on the investment approaches, opportunities, and finance mechanisms that are available to promote and catalyze funds for a sustainable ocean economy.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Finance, Environment, Economy, Sustainable Development Goals, GFH Publications

ASEAN Green Future Phase 1 Reports—Further, Faster, Together
This series of reports looks at the decarbonization pathways for ASEAN member countries.

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

Beating the Heat: A Sustainable Cooling Handbook for Cities
This report provides 80 supporting case studies and examples demonstrating proven strategies to sustainably cool cities.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Environment, Economy, Energy, Health, Social development and poverty, Sustainable Development Goals

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