Resilient Development
ADB is promoting adaptation to climate change in the region by investing in water supply, sanitation, irrigation, flood control, transport and energy infrastructure that builds resilience to current and future climate variability.
Investment in sectors such as health and education will also improve countries’ capacity to adapt. Helping vulnerable communities and sectors to cope with climate variability strengthens their resilience to the long-term and uncertain impacts of climate change.
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Process and Prospects for Lasting Blue Skies in the People’s Republic of China
This brief discusses how the Ecological Civilization principles promote economic development strategies that will have co-benefits on air pollution control in the People’s Republic of China. -
Article 6 of the Paris Agreement: Drawing Lessons from the Joint Crediting Mechanism
This publication aims to provide insights into the Joint Crediting Mechanism initiated by the Government of Japan in line with negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. -
Negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement – Road to Madrid
This paper analyzes issues, highlights the most relevant discussions, and outlines possible outcomes of the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP25) in Madrid, Spain. -
National Geospatial Database for Maldives to Mainstream Climate Change Adaptation in Development Planning
This brief discusses the establishment of a geospatial database to help Maldives integrate climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in development planning. -
Nature-Based Solutions for Cities in Viet Nam: Water Sensitive Urban Design
This publication introduces Water Sensitive Urban Design and discusses its benefits, with examples of integration in Viet Nam. -
Nowcasting Economic Growth in India: The Role of Rainfall
This paper presents nowcasting of quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) growth in India by developing an econometric framework specific to the country’s economy. -
Disaster Insurance in Developing Asia: An Analysis of Market-Based Schemes
This working paper analyzes the status, types, and evolution of market-based disaster insurance schemes across developing Asia. -
Building Resilient Infrastructure for the Future: Background paper for the G20 Climate Sustainability Working Group
This working paper focuses on building resilient infrastructure and opportunities for future partnerships and synergies regionally and internationally. -
Contingent Disaster Financing under Policy-Based Lending in Response to Natural Hazards: Policy Paper
This paper proposes to introduce contingent disaster financing as a financing option under ADB’s policy-based lending policy to expand ADB’s toolkit for stepping up disaster preparedness and response. -
Rethinking the Limits of Climate Change Adaptation
This paper considers the potential extent of adaptation to sea level rise by examining the adaptation of communities in low-lying Philippine islands that flood during spring tides.