Environmental sustainability is a prerequisite for economic growth and poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific. ADB's long-term strategic framework for 2008-2020 identifies environmentally sustainable growth as a key strategic development agenda, and environment as a core area for support. Read about ADB's Environment Policy and environmental safeguards to find out how environmental objectives are being promoted across all ADB operations.
Environmentally Responsible Procurement
This handbook provides guidance to ADB staff, consultants, and staff of executing agencies in designing and implementing environmentally sound projects. It supplements the Environmental Assessment Guidelines (2003) by elaborating on the links between environmental assessment and procurement, and by strengthening the implementation of environmental mitigation measures.
World Environment Day - Fostering Low-Carbon Economies
This year's World Environment Day calls for the global community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Under its Strategy 2020, ADB is strengthening its assistance to its developing member countries' move toward low-carbon growth paths, while also minimizing its corporate environmental footprint.
Asia Clean Energy Forum 2008 | Clean Energy website
The 13th PEP meeting highlighted, among other topics, experience from Asia and the Pacific with various types of interventions meant to simultaneously reduce poverty and improve environmental management.
For more about the meeting, visit its events pages on the ADB and PEP* websites.
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World Environment Day - Fostering Low-Carbon Economies
This year's World Environment Day calls for the global community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Under its 
