Climate Resilient Rice: More Crops per Drop

New rice varieties are being developed and water-saving cultivation technologies promoted to help feed Asia's growing populations. Read More

The People's Republic of China Breathes Easier with Natural Gas

Financing and corporate governance training brings cleaner energy to municipalities across the country. Read More

Building Critical Mass Awareness of Climate Change

A series of seminars in Asia that aim to stimulate dialogue and cooperation between different sectors in addressing climate change. Read More

Report Card: Kali Gandaki “A” Hydroelectric Project

ADB helped Nepal increase its capacity to produce clean energy, and faced some challenges along the way. Read More

Overview

Meeting global demand for energy and natural resources is destabilizing our climate, and threatening the development and security of Asia and the Pacific. The poor are particularly vulnerable to these changes and are already suffering from rising sea levels and increasingly devastating storms, droughts, and floods. Combined with other strains on the environment, these forces could reverse hard-won development gains.

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Fast Facts

$600 billion to 1.5 trillion (2012)
Estimated annual cost to help developing countries transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient economies

42 million (2010-2011)
Number of people displaced by extreme weather events in Asia and the Pacific

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Strategic Priorities

Expanding the Use of Clean Energy
Encouraging Sustainable Transport and Urban Development
Managing Land Use and Forests for Carbon Sequestration
Promoting Climate-Resilient Development
Strengthening Policies, Governance and Capacities

News

23 Sep 2013
ADB to Help Communities in Nepal Access More Reliable Water

3 Sep 2013
ADB, 13 Banks Partner for Natural Gas Supply to Small Cities in the People's Republic of China

26 Jul 2013
More than 100,000 People in Tajikistan to Benefit from ADB's Climate Resilience Project

15 Jul 2013
PINAI Fund to Finance Wind Power Project in Northern Philippines

27 Jun 2013
ADB, Cambodia Aim to Commercialize, Climate Proof Rice Production

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Publications

Aug 2013
Moving From Risk to Resilience

Aug 2013
Finance For Climate Change Responses

Aug 2013
Energy in the Pacific

Aug 2013
Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific Coral Triangle


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