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Climate Change, Coming Soon to a Court Near You: National Climate Change Legal Frameworks in Asia and the Pacific
Report 3 provides holistic syntheses of the climate legal and policy frameworks of 32 countries in Asia and the Pacific and discusses key legislative trends and climate-relevant constitutional rights.
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ADB to Provide $94 Million to Boost Disaster Resilience in Pacific
ADB has approved $94 million in contingent disaster financing for the third phase of the Pacific Disaster Resilience Program to help boost disaster resilience in the region.
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ADB's Investment for Building Urban Resilience in Pacific to Hit $900 Million
ADB and cofinancing partners’ investment to make Pacific towns and cities more livable through improved essential services is poised to reach $900 million by the end of 2022, according to a new report.
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Effectiveness of Foreign Development Assistance in Mitigating Natural Disasters’ Impact: Case Study of Pacific Island Countries
While natural disasters greatly hinder economic growth in the South Pacific region, official development assistance significantly mitigates such adverse effects.
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Pacific Economic Monitor – December 2019
The Pacific Economic Monitor provides updates on developments in Pacific economies and explores topical policy issues.
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ADB to Help Strengthen Disaster Resilience of Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Tonga
ADB has approved $24 million in contingent disaster financing for the second phase of the Pacific Disaster Resilience Program to strengthen and boost disaster resilience efforts in FSM, the Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, and Tonga.
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気候変動： 小島嶼国地域による忍び寄る危機への対応
アジア開発銀行（ADB）は、「小島嶼国地域の強靱性および健全で生産的な海洋を実現させるためのハイレベル会合（The Conference on Resilient Atoll Nations in Productive Oceans）」を主催しました。
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Atoll Nations Face Immediate Climate Threat to their Development — ADB President
Atoll nations are on the front line of climate change and require immediate action to combat the impact of land loss, beach erosion, loss of fisheries, and water shortages—a situation that threatens their development and stability...
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ADB, Ireland Establish Fund to Boost Climate, Disaster Resilience in Pacific
ADB and the Government of Ireland today signed agreements establishing the Ireland Trust Fund for Building Climate Change and Disaster Resilience in Small Island Developing States.
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Building Resilience in the Pacific: How ADB is Addressing Climate Change and Disaster Risks
This publication highlights ADB's support to its 15 member countries in the Pacific in addressing climate change and disaster risks.
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Pacific Economic Monitor: May 2019 – Special 10th Anniversary Issue
This publication provides an update of developments in Pacific economies and explores topical policy issues to date.
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Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Disasters in the Pacific
Pacific island countries need to build their fiscal and economic resilience to climate change and natural disasters as these have lasting consequences on their livelihoods, economies, and fiscal balances.
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Improving Labour Market Outcomes in the Pacific: Policy Challenges and Priorities
Underemployment, informal work, gender disparities, and a large share of young people not in education, employment, or training characterize labour markets in the Pacific island countries.
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Climate Change Could Derail Economic Progress in the Pacific — ADB
Countries in the Pacific should step up their efforts to adapt to more extreme weather conditions and mitigate disaster risks to improve the region’s economic growth prospects, according to ADB's latest Pacific Economic Monitor.
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ADB to Double Climate Financing for the Pacific in 2017-2020, Signs First Agreement with GCF
ADB will more than double the level of climate financing it will mobilize for its Pacific developing member countries to over $500 million between 2017 and 2020.
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ADB to Support Fiji's COP 23 Presidency, Join Advisory Panel
ADB will invest $1.5 million to assist Fiji’s Presidency of the 23rd Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the UNFCCC and join the Government of Fiji’s COP 23 Advisory Panel.
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ADB and PFTAC Strengthening Public Financial Management in Pacific
ADB in partnership with the Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre (PFTAC) is helping Pacific governments better manage their public financial systems.
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Pacific Governments Curb Spending as Fiscal, Climate Shocks Rise - ADB
Larger Pacific governments are facing lower growth and tighter fiscal conditions sparked by low commodity prices, says ADB's latest Pacific Economic Monitor.
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Climate Change Heightens Pacific Islands’ Vulnerability
Geographical isolation, small populations, paucity of resources, and vulnerability to climate change—call for a different approach to development in the Pacific, says the report, ADB Support to Small Pacific Island Countries.
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Urban Management Can Boost Living Standards and Climate Change Resilience in Pacific - ADB Report
Improved urban management in the Pacific region can boost living standards and resilience to climate change, according to a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).