THE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM: Recent Achievements and a New Agenda for the Poor

THE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM
Recent Achievements and a New Agenda for the Poor

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ISBN: 971-561-302-0

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The Environment Program describes ADB's achievements over the last five years in the environment field and looks at the major elements of its forthcoming environment program up to 2002.

It comes at a time when ADB's overarching objective has shifted toward poverty reduction, which will necessitate a complementary sharpening of focus of its environment program.

The book describes the work already being carried out in this regard, the environmental challenges and opportunities faced by its individual developing member countries, and ADB's approach to specific environmental themes, such as

biodiversity conservation
urban problems
water resources
forest management
natural disasters

The Environment Program will be updated every two years to provide an up-to-date picture of an agenda that must respond to the needs of an ever-changing region.

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Acronyms and Abbreviations Acknowledgments, Foreword, Preface [ PDF: 46kb | 7 pages ]

INTRODUCTION [ PDF: 249kb | 30 pages ]

Part I
RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
Mainstreaming Environment into ADB Operations
Building Environmental Capacity
Forging Links with Other Organizations
Promoting Environmental Awareness

Part II
NEW DIRECTIONS
Combating Poverty
Expanding Environmental Policy Integration
Strengthening Environmental Reviews
Other Programs
Implementation Strategies

Part III
MEETING DMCs’ ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES [ PDF: 690kb | 76 pages ]
People’s Republic of China and Mongolia

People’s Republic of China

Mongolia

Central Asian Republics

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyz Republic

Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

South Asia

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Maldives

Nepal

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Southeast Asia

Cambodia

Indonesia

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Thailand

Viet Nam

The Pacific

Cook Islands

Fiji Islands

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Federated States of Micronesia

Nauru

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Part IV
ISSUES AND THEMES [ PDF: 222kb | 47 pages ]
Conserving Biodiversity
Sustaining Asia’s Cities
Managing Water Resources
Investing in Forest Management
Promoting Cleaner Production
Preventing Hazards and Disasters
Addressing Regional and Global Environmental Issues
Promoting Environmental Governance
Facilitating Transfer of Funds from GEF
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ANNEXES
1. Environmental and Environmentally-Oriented Loans, 1995-1999
2. Technical Assistance Grants with Environmental Objectives, 1995-1999
3. ADB Publications on Environment, 1995-1999

The analyses and assessments contained herein do not necessarily reflect the views of the Asian Development Bank, or its Board of Directors or the governments they represent. The Asian Development Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequences for their use. In this publication, the term “country” does not imply on the part of the Asian Development Bank any judgment as to the legal or other status of any territorial entity.

ISBN No. 971-561-302-0

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Published by the Asian Development Bank

P.O. Box 789, 0980 Manila, Philippines

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