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Environment in Asia
Updated: 6 May 2008

Environmental sustainability is a prerequisite for economic growth and poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific. ADB's Environment Policy aims to

  • promote environmental interventions that reduce poverty directly
  • assist member countries to mainstream environmental considerations into economic growth and development planning
  • help maintain global and regional life support systems that underpin future development
  • build partnerships to maximize the impact of ADB lending and nonlending activities
  • integrate environmental safeguards across all ADB operations
 
Spotlight

MDBs and the Climate Change AgendaThe Multilateral Development Banks and the Climate Change Agenda [PDF]

This joint report on the current and planned climate change mitigation and adaptation activities of the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) has a number of specific purposes.

These include (a) providing the MDBs’ shareholders and stakeholders with a summary and overview of the ongoing and planned work of the MDBs on climate change, (b) helping to strengthen the cooperation between the MDBs on these issues, and (c) furthering the process of reaching common understandings on key methodologies such as calculation of carbon footprints, climate risk assessment tools, and the development of measurable indicators of progress by the MDBs in implementing their climate change agenda.

Download The Multilateral Development Banks and the Climate Change Agenda [PDF]

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   ADB Poverty and Environment Program

The Poverty and Environment Program (PEP) is a regional technical assistance project/activity that aims to accelerate learning about poverty-environment linkages and effective approaches for poverty reduction.

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   Knowledge Products
Environment Program 2003-2007 Environment Program 2003-2007
This report provides a snapshot of ADB's strategies, assistance and activities to address the environment-development nexus in Asia and the Pacific.
   
Climate Change - ADB Programs: Strengthening Mitigation and Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific
Find out about ADB's ongoing and emerging climate change mitigation and adaptation program, and how ADB stands ready to play a catalytic role in helping Asia and the Pacific region meet the challenges brought about by climate change.
   
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