Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management: Articles
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6 Ways to Jumpstart a Green Recovery from COVID-19
As we begin to emerge from months of lockdown, here are six measures that decision-makers can take to jumpstart their own green recoveries. -
Five years after the Nepal earthquake – building back better schools for a safer future
Khadka and her family, like millions of others, were affected by the devastating earthquake that hit Nepal in 2015. ADB's Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project in Nepal financed the rebuilding of quality schools to withstand future disasters. -
Tonga: Rapid Response for Cyclone Gita's Trail of Destruction
The Pacific Disaster Resilience (PDR) Program program allocates $15 million in policy-based loans and ADF grants for Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu when disasters occur and also supports priority actions for disaster risk management. -
Reconnecting Solomon Islands After the Cyclone Ita Floods
ADB’s Transport Sector Flood Recovery Project helped reinstate bridge approach roads, culverts, and stream crossings and rebuilt three elevated bridges, reestablishing a seamless east–west road link on Guadalcanal and within Honiara. All works incorporated climate- and disaster-proof design. -
Climate Change and Disasters: Protecting Townships in Bhutan
A major focus of the Phuentsholing Township Development Project is to provide a safer space in which the town can grow by helping develop a new urban center with raised ground levels in an area sheltered by the embankments. -
The Pacific Islands: Building Resilience to Natural Disasters
Across the region, ADB is committed to preparing climate change risk assessments for all its infrastructure investments in the Pacific. -
People's Republic of China: Cleaner Urban Transport for Clearer Skies
In the People’s Republic of China, cities are using innovative financing to modernize their public transport systems, clean the air, and decongest roads. -
Pakistan: Responding to Disaster with Partnership
When an unprecedented disaster struck Pakistan, ADB joined with other partners to provide lasting solutions. -
How ADB Supports Development in Pacific Island Countries
ADB's James Lynch explains how Pacific island countries can reduce costs, manage risk, and create value to address the unique set of challenges and opportunities they face. -
Mongolia Battles to Save its Peatlands, and a Nomadic Way of Life
A tenuous ecological balance is fracturing as Mongolia’s peatlands succumb to climate change, over-grazing, and industrial activity.