Strengthening Policies
Many countries have pledged to reduce the levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line with nationally appropriate mitigation actions. In addition, developing countries in the region have also prepared national adaptation programs of action.
An enormous amount of policy, governance, and institutional work will be needed to mainstream these initial plans and pledges into the development process and translate them into action.
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Information Sources to Support ADB Climate Risk Assessments and Management: Technical Note
This technical note provides information that supports climate risk assessment experts undertaking early stages of project development in Asia and the Pacific region. -
Scaling Up Resilience-Building Measures through Community-Driven Development Projects: Guidance Note
This guidance note underscores the importance of scaling up climate change resilience-building measures through community-driven projects. -
Governance of Low-Carbon Energy System Transitions: A Case Study from North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany
This brief shows how investments in climate mitigation can be implemented and how these are embedded in multi-level governance based on the experience of Germany’s North-Rhine Westphalia in implementing low-carbon system transitions. -
Decoding Article 6 of the Paris Agreement
The new framework for cooperative approaches and mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement charts a path for the resurgence of carbon markets. However, the modalities, rules, and guidance are yet to be fully elaborated. -
United Nations Climate Change Conference, Marrakech, Morocco, 7–18 November 2016
The 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Climate Change Convention, the 12th session of the COP serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol, and the first session of the COP serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement were held in Bab Ighli, Marrakech, Morocco 7–18 November 2016, with 22,500 participants including 50 heads of state or government. The Asian Development Bank was represented by the director of the Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division and two staff members. -
Mainstreaming Gender into Climate Mitigation Activities
Guidelines for policy makers and proposal developers provide pragmatic advice in designing gender-responsive climate policies and funding proposals. -
Assessing the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions of ADB Developing Members
A review of ADB Developing Members’ intended nationally determined contributions (INDC) shows that a few INDC are adequately detailed and can be translated into climate action plans that are similar in planning detail to sector plans. -
United Nations Climate Change Conference, Paris, France, 30 November–11 December 2015
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference took place from 30 November to 11 December in Paris, France, and was the largest climate change conference to date, with over 36,000 participants. Given the high expectations ahead of the Paris conference for a strong outcome, the Asian Development Bank was represented by the President, the vice president for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, and 12 staff members. -
Training Manual to Support Country-Driven Gender and Climate Change
There is growing recognition that by empowering women to actively participate in reducing emissions and strengthening community resilience, climate change projects become more successful, more sustainable, and more equitable. -
Southeast Asia and the Economics of Global Climate Stabilization
New analysis suggests that the impacts of climate change in Southeast Asia may be larger than previously estimated, possibly reaching 11% of gross domestic product by 2100.