Urban development


ASEAN's Net-Zero Transition Has to Happen in Cities
Cities play a key role in climate change adaptation and mitigation and in the net-zero transition.

Tags: 2023 Videos, SEADS 2023, ASEAN, Technology, Urban development, Environment, Energy, Sustainable Development Goals, Climate change and disaster risk management, Governance and public sector management

Why Cities Need Better Connectivity
Better connectivity can provide insight and understanding in building cities so that synergies can be achieved, interventions designed, performance optimized, value created, and well-being advanced.

Tags: Urban development, Information and communications technology, Sustainable Development Goals, Environment

Indonesia Wants New Capital to Be a Model City
As a model city, the new capital is seen to help in the transition to net zero, achieve climate resilience, and ensure economic prosperity for all.

Tags: Indonesia, Environment, Climate change and disaster risk management, Urban development, Sustainable Development Goals, Information and communications technology

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

How Do We Get Emerging Economies to Invest More in Large-Scale Nature-Based Solutions?
Nature-based solutions, aiming to protect ecosystems such as forests, agricultural land, peatlands, mangroves and oceans while addressing societal and economic challenges, are widely accepted as the way forward.  

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

Highlights: Southeast Asia Development Symposium 2022: Sustainable Solutions for Southeast Asia’s Recovery
This publication recaps proceedings during ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium 2022. It highlights the solutions that address challenges from the pandemic.

Tags: ASEAN, Information and communications technology, Sustainable Development Goals, Tourism, Social development and poverty, Health, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Urban development, COVID-19

Indonesia’s Future Capital Aspires to Be Carbon Neutral by 2045
Nusantara’s plan to achieve a carbon-neutral, resource-efficient, and livable city will contribute to Indonesia’s target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060.

Tags: SEADS 2023, Indonesia, Climate change and disaster risk management, Sustainable Development Goals, Environment, Urban development

Building a Climate Resilient Asia: What Is Most Needed?
Ensuring cities are livable, adopting nature-based solutions, adopting sustainable transport, and shifting to hydrogen power among initiatives seen to bolster fight against climate change.

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

Leveraging Benefits of Regional Economic Integration: The Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Greater Mekong Subregion
This report shows how the Lao PDR can leverage its regional position to boost trade, increase agriculture, and harness the power of its cities to promote inclusive and equitable growth.

Tags: Lao PDR, Trade and industry, Economy, Urban development, Agriculture and food security

Safer Trains: Expanding Communication Platforms to Report Gender-Based Violence in Transport Services in the Philippines
Grievance redress mechanisms ​​​are essential for quick response to stakeholder feedback—and to make public transport equitable and safer.

Tags: Transportation, Urban development, Gender and development

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