Environment

What's New

• Event
  • Better Air Quality (BAQ) 2006



• News Releases
  • Sweden Signs Cofinancing Arrangement with ADB
  • Water and Sanitation Project to Clean Up Environment of Nanjing, China
  • Gansu Hydropower Program to Boost Clean Energy in China
  • Study Finds Transport on Unsustainable Path in 3 Asian Cities
  • Bus Rapid Transit Systems Offer Effective Solution for Asian Cities
  • Additional $80 Million for Kolkata Environmental Improvements
  • ADB Signs Cooperation Statement with Chinese and US Environment Agencies
  • Yogyakarta Summary Supports Long term Vision for Better Air Quality in Asia
  • Report Warns on Climate Change Implications of Asia's Motorization
  • ADB Invests in Clean Fuels Company in India
  • Expanding Aquaculture Production for Indonesia's Poor Fish Farmers
  • ADB Official Calls for Stronger Leadership on Air Quality
  • Sweden Expands ADB Assistance on Air Quality Management
  • PRC Can Help Global Payment Imbalances by Addressing Domestic Challenges, ADB Vice President
  • $510 Million Facility to Promote Renewable Energy Development in Pakistan
  • Grant Funds Supporting Partnership on Land Degradation in Central Asia
  • ADB to Address Forest Loss and Rural Poverty in Viet Nam
  
  
  
• Publication
  • Urbanization and Sustainability: Case Studies of Good Practice



• Summary Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Reconstruction of Cement Production Facility in Aceh Project [ PDF ]

• Event
• ADB Participates in Second Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 2) and Twelfth Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)*



• News Release
• Partnership Launched to Combat Land Degradation in Central Asia
• ADB Joins Methane to Markets Partnership

• News Releases
• ADB Establishes Climate Change Knowledge Hub at University in Beijing
• Today's Decisions Could Spell Climate Change for Future Generations, ADB Official Tells Carbon Expo
• Deadline Extended on ADB-Sponsored Student Essay Competition
• Improving Access to Water Supply and Sanitation in Bangladesh's Small Towns
• Ministers Adopt Action Plan to Accelerate Regional Cooperation in Central Asia
• Reducing Pollution in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
• Agreements for Biodiversity Conservation Projects in Western Thailand Signed
• Major Air Pollution, Poverty, and Health Study Launched in Ho Chi Minh City
• Evaluation Calls for Greater Flexibility in ADB Environment Policy

• News Releases
• Ex-Japanese PM Mori Launches Regional Network to Tackle Water Issues
• ADB Conference Aiming to Boost Investment to Meet Asia's Water Challenges
• Planned $3 Billion for PRC for 2007-2008 to Be Spread to Agriculture, Energy Efficiency
• Updated 3-Year Regional Program Proposes $1.6 Billion in Lending for GMS
• ADB Forms Experts' Panel to Guide Energy Strategy for the Greater Mekong Subregion
• ADB to Help China Tap into Multi Billion Dollar CDM Potential

• Books, Periodicals, Studies, and Reports
• Poverty, Health and Ecosystems: Experience from Asia


• News Releases
• New Book Explores Relationship between Poverty, Health and Environment
• Partnership Launched to Create '3R' Knowledge Hub in Bangkok
• Environment Book to be Launched in Bangkok on Tuesday
• ADB to Assist in Developing Major Natural Gas Project in Indonesia

• News Releases
• Expert Panel to Help Guide Energy Strategy for Mekong Region
• ADB Expands Water Cooperation Activities with $3.2 Million Grant Package
• ADB Adopts Regional Cooperation and Integration Strategy
• $200 Million Loan to Help Reduce Flood Risk in Hunan, PRC
• US$5 Million Grant Approved for Livelihoods of Tsunami-Affected Poor in India
• $100 Million Loan to Reduce Water Pollution in Wuhan, PRC
• Global Effort Needed to Fight Adverse Effects of Transport on Environment, Expert Tells ADB

• News Releases
• US$100 Million Loan to Help Improve Urban Environment in Nanning City, PRC
• $80 Million to Help Clean Up Hai River Basin in Shandong, PRC
• ADB Plans to Tap Carbon Market Potential for Development Projects
• 'ADB's Clean Energy Initiatives' - Opening Remarks by President Kuroda
• ADB Ready for Second Phase of Energy Efficiency Initiative
• Clean Energy Week: ADB's First Carbon Neutral Conference
• Asia Critical to Future of Climate Change, President Kuroda Tells ADB Clean Energy Week


• Strategy and Program Assessment
• Environment Assessment of Nepal – Emerging Issues and Challenges

• News Release
• ADB, Netherlands Formalize $14 million Grant for Mekong Environment Program

• Social and/or Environmental Monitoring Reports
• Hunan Roads Development II (Environment Monitoring Report 1) (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]
• Hunan Roads Development II (Environment Monitoring Report 2) (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]

• Summary Environmental Impact Assessments
• North-West Frontier Province Road Development Sector and Subregional Connectivity Project (Peshawar-Torkham Subproject) (Pakistan) [ PDF ]
• Eastern Sichuan Roads Development Project (People’s Republic of China) [ PDF ]

• Summary Environmental Impact Assessment
• Proposed Road Connectivity Sector I Project (Nepal) [ PDF ]

• Summary Environmental Impact Assessment
• Sipat Super Thermal Power Project (Stage I and II) and Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Project (Stage II) (India) [ PDF ]

• Brochures
• Asian Environment Outlook 2005 [ PDF ]
• Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities [ PDF ]
• Environmental Conservation Beyond Borders [ PDF ]
• Poverty and Environment Program [ PDF ]
• Prevention and Control of Dust and Sandstorms in Northeast Asia [ PDF ]
• Promoting Environmental Compliance and Enforcement [ PDF ]


• News Release
• Partnerships Vital to Ensuring Region's Sustainable Development, Delhi Summit Told


• Summary Environmental Impact Assessment
• Taiyuan–Zhongwei Railway Project (China, People’s Republic of) [ PDF ]
• Heilongjiang Road Network Development Project (China, People’s Republic of) [ PDF ]
• Henan Wastewater Management and Water Supply Sector Project (11 Wastewater Management and Water Supply Subprojects) (China, People’s Republic of) [ PDF ]


• Summary Initial Environmental Examination
• Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Environmental Improvement Project (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]
• The Second Power Transmission and Distribution Project (Kampot to Sihanoukville 230 kV Transmission Line) (Cambodia) [ PDF ]

• Environmental Assessment Report
• Guangxi Nanning Environmental Urban Environmental Upgrading Project (China, People's Republic of) [ PDF ]