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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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. -
Strengthening Resilience through Social Protection Programs: Guidance Note
Social protection programs can provide enhanced opportunities to strengthen climate and disaster resilience of the poor and the marginalized population in Asia and the Pacific region. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Guidelines for Climate Proofing Investment in the Water Sector: Water Supply and Sanitation
This methodological approach assists project teams in managing climate change risk in the context of water supply and sanitation investment projects. -
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. -
The Asian Development Bank and the Climate Investment Funds: Country Fact Sheets
ADB is administering over $1.5 billion in funding for projects and programs operating across Asia and the Pacific under the various Climate Investment Funds windows.