Environment: News Releases
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ADB has approved $38 million in loans to develop ecotourism in Khuvsgul Lake National Park and Onon-Balj National Park to serve as models for economically inclusive development and conservation in Mongolia.
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ADB President Mr. Takehiko Nakao and the Republic of Korea Deputy Prime Minister Mr. Nam-ki Hong today signed a Declaration of Intent to support green infrastructure in Southeast Asia.
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Tourism has significant potential to contribute to Asia and the Pacific’s long-term growth prospects through infrastructure development and job creation. But governments should work to ensure the industry grows in a socially and...
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ADB today launched the Action Plan for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Blue Economies for the Asia and Pacific region at the 52nd Annual Meeting of ADB’s Board of Governors in Fiji.
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ADB Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development Mr. Bambang Susantono and Indonesia's Minister of National Development Planning and ADB Alternate Governor Mr. Bambang Brodjonegoro signed a Letter of...
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Prime Minister of Nepal Mr. K.P. Sharma Oli handed over the newly reconstructed Sanjiwani Secondary School in Dhulikhel to the community at a ceremony on 24 April 2019. ADB is supporting the reconstruction of 154 such schools badly...
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ADB signed a $100 million loan with Shanghai SUS Environment Company Limited to finance a portfolio of innovative and socially inclusive waste-to-energy facilities.
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With the region facing ever-higher disaster risks, developing Asia urgently needs to build its resilience before catastrophe strikes through better planning, setting aside government budget, and encouraging insurance, says a new research.
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ADB President Mr. Takehiko Nakao today extended his condolences to Indonesia following the loss of lives and damage caused by a tsunami disaster on 22 December.
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ADB has approved a €350 million ($399.91 million) loan to pilot clean heating and cooling systems that will slash carbon emissions in the highly polluted Shandong Province in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).