Environment: Videos
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Rebuilding Schools in Eastern Bhutan
After the 2009 earthquake in eastern Bhutan, in partnership with the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and ADB the government rebuilt four schools, which now provide earthquake resilient classrooms for more than 700 children. -
Built to Last: Suzhou Creek Rehabilitation Project, PRC
ADB helped clean up Suzhou Creek in central Shanghai in the early 2000s. The waterway is now a green artery and no longer a health hazard to the three million people who live on its banks. -
Clean Water Brings Hygiene and Happiness in Nepal's Small Towns
Clean drinking water is giving small towns across Nepal a new lease on life, as ADB joins forces with the government in a ground-breaking scheme that sees consumers taking a direct stake in local water agencies. -
Protecting Tajikistan from Avalanches, Floods, and Droughts
Through the Climate Investment Funds, ADB has been helping Tajikistan improve resilience to extreme weather events in the Pyanj River Basin, protecting land, crops, infrastructure, and saving human lives. -
Rare Plant and Animal Species Find Sanctuary in PRC's Tropical Rainforest
Biodiversity corridors have been introduced in threatened tropical areas of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China, with ADB support. -
Cooperating for Sustainability
What does cooperating for sustainability, the theme of ADB's 49th Annual Meeting, mean to those involved in the "City of Sustainability" exhibition at the meeting venue in Messe Frankfurt? -
Rehabilitation Efforts Bring Key Nanjing River back to Life
A project improved the water quality of the Qinhuai River, People's Republic of China, dredging the water way of sludge, constructing sewage pipelines and pumping stations, and transforming flood-prone villages into scenic wetlands. -
Tonga's Schools Rise up again after Cyclone Ian
Critical infrastructure in Tonga is rebuilt to resist extreme weather conditions two years after the worst tropical cyclone to hit the country in decades devastated the archipelago's northeast islands. -
Scott Davis on Building for the Future after Disasters: Changing Asia
Disaster recovery, resilience, and adaptation expert Scott Davis explains that in a post disaster scenario efforts should be made to rebuild infrastructure and communities to face the risks and challenges of the future. -
Solid Foundations for Nepal's Schools in Earthquake-prone Region
For the children of rural Nepal, the prospect of studying in an earthquake resilient school is the dream of a new beginning after the 25 April 2015 earthquake that devastated the country.