Green Cities
ADB supports livable, green cities through financing water supply, waste management, clean transport, urban planning and clean energy projects.
Transport is the fastest growing source of new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Unchecked practices in transportation and urban growth lead to pollution, decreased quality of life and increased demand for energy. Shifting transport and urban development to a more sustainable path will lower environmental costs and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
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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. -
Mainstreaming Climate Risk Management in Development: Progress and Lessons Learned from ADB Experience in the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience
This study looks at ADB’s early experience in developing and implementing national adaptation programs and projects under the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR). -
Vulnerability and Resilience: A Conceptual Framework Applied to Three Asian Countries—Bhutan, Maldives, and Nepal
This paper presents a conceptual framework for the study of the vulnerability of Bhutan, Maldives, and Nepal with a particular focus on the structural vulnerability. -
ADB’s Approach to the Climate Change Challenge
Asia and the Pacific are at the center of the battle for climate change. ADB is committed to supporting the shift toward a low GHG emissions and climate-resilient development path. -
Asian Cities’ Endless Summer
Asia is home to 13 of the 20 global cities expected to experience the sharpest increases in annual economic loss due to floods between now and 2050. -
Risk Financing for Rural Climate Resilience in the Greater Mekong Subregion
Rural communities in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) are vulnerable to climate-related disasters. -
Partnering with Business Key to Mainstreaming Technology
Yongping Zhai called for a closer partnership between innovators and the private sector in order to mainstream technology and make it work for development, following a seminar on the issue at ADB's 50th Annual Meeting in Yokohama. -
Economics of Climate Change Mitigation in Central and West Asia
This report provides an assessment of the costs, benefits, and investment opportunities for GHG abatement in the energy and transport sectors of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan. -
Nature-Based Solutions for Building Resilience in Towns and Cities: Case Studies from the Greater Mekong Subregion
Green infrastructure can play a significant role in offsetting losses from climate-related disasters and contribute to building resilience through rehabilitation and expansion of natural ecosystems within built areas. -
Enhancing Urban Climate Change Resilience: Seven Entry Points for Action
Growing interest in the concept of urban climate change resilience (UCCR) recognizes the complexity of rapid urbanization and uncertainties associated with climate change.