Development Asia Navigating the Rising Tide: Transformational Adaptation for Resilient Atoll Nations 25 March 2025 ADB’s Triple A initiative empowers atoll nations to tackle climate change and secure a resilient future through transformational adaptation strategies. Climate Resilient in Asia’s Mega Delta: A Spatial Approach to Adaptation Planning 17 March 2025 Exploring climate impacts, socioeconomic factors, and governance can lead to innovative strategies for the deltas’ protection and empowerment of their Integrating Natural Capital into Sustainable Development and Investment 8 March 2025 Leveraging science-based tools, foster collaboration across sectors, build local capacity, and support regional and global cooperation. Aligning Carbon Taxes and Fuel Subsidies to Meet Climate Goals 20 January 2025 Map subsidies’ impact on climate efforts in Asia and the Pacific and strategize carbon pricing to guide reforms. Carbon Mitigation Potential from Wetland Restoration in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 2 December 2024 Efforts focused on revegetation, grazing ban, hydrological connection, and community engagement to restore the wetland ecosystems, boost carbon sequestration, and improve livelihood. How Cities Can Combat Extreme Heat Using Nature-Based Solutions 30 October 2024 Urban cooling with nature-based solutions requires integrated planning, equitable access, community input, and local adaptation for fair, effective results. Using Data to Safeguard Vulnerable Communities from Climate Risks 18 September 2024 Analysis of geographically granular data is essential to identify vulnerable areas and optimize resource distribution. Rising Seas: Building Resilience Against Coastal Flooding in Asia and the Pacific 7 August 2024 Sea level rise will hike coastal flood losses at least 12-fold by 2100. The benefits of adaptation outweigh the costs, providing returns at least 10 times the investments. Reducing Viet Nam’s Plastic Pollution through Digital Data 6 February 2024 Access to information, evidence, and policy development help identify situations and monitor the effects of policy interventions. Scaling Up Support to Reduce Plastic Pollution and Mitigate Climate Change 18 June 2024 EPR frameworks, plastic credit schemes, and high-level waste management technologies can support the Global Plastics Treaty implementation. Profitable Ecosystem Restoration: A Pilot in the Kubuqi Desert 12 January 2024 Valuing GEP and implementing ecological compensation mechanism can enhance the sustainable finance mechanism of desert ecosystem restoration. Addressing the Challenges of Southeast Asia’s Growing Biomaterial Industry 12 December 2023 Bioplastics industry development hinges on strategic direction and vision, environmental sustainability, and better waste management. Environmental DNA: A Promising Tool for Biodiversity Monitoring 21 August 2023 In Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food in Indonesia, eDNA in key river basins was used to assess the potential effects of a proposed waste dam on freshwater ecosystems. Leveraging Nuclear Technology for Plastic Waste Management 9 August 2023 IAEA is partnering with a number of countries in Asia and the Pacific to transform plastic waste into valuable materials through the use of radiation technology. How Countries Can Use Emissions Trading to Help Meet Climate Change Goals 3 August 2023 To assist in the development, the Asian Development Bank provides a step-by-step guide on how to create and implement a robust emissions trading system. A 5-Step Rapid Approach to Climate-Resilient Investment Planning 23 May 2023 In the Solomon Islands, the approach combined short-term actions with low potential for future regret with long-term options for future climate conditions. Smart Ways to Make Uzbekistan’s Rural Networks Climate-Resilient 28 April 2023 Develop a digital framework, adapt pavement innovations, and leverage ICT systems. How Incentivizing Change is Transforming the Urban Landscape in Bangladesh 9 February 2023 Develop a performance-based funding improved urban governance and quality of infrastructure and services, and promoted women’s empowerment. Maximizing the Potential of the Almaty–Bishkek Economic Corridor 1 February 2023 A technical assistance project helped identify and prepare projects and reforms with regional impact. How Subnational Governments Can Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change 27 January 2023 Scale up local-level adaptation by integrating climate adaptation considerations into recent urban governance processes and resources. Transformative Changes for Sustainable, Equitable Urban Water Supply 13 January 2023 Improving water supply access and sustainability amid environmental challenges requires radical changes in how water resources are developed and delivered. Building Water System Resilience Beyond Infrastructure 22 September 21 Create an enabling environment with strong policies, institutions, and financial systems that support solutions that can adapt to changing needs. Promoting Green Public Transport through Innovative Financing 19 November 21 A leasing program is helping reduce pollution by putting more low-cost, efficient, and clean buses on the road. ADB Knowledge Events ADB Build Back Better Sector Dialogues 12 December 2024 to 31 March 2025 The ADB Build Back Better Sector Dialogues aim to share regional voices, stories, ideas, and lessons learned on enhancing climate and disaster resilience through effective and well-designed emergency assistance. SECURE Webinar 14: The Impact of Climate Change on Healthcare: Building Resilience of Vulnerable Populations with Mobile Health Facilities 23 May 2024 Building Climate Resilience in Road Development: Strategies and Innovations 4 April 2024 This webinar focused on the integration of climate resilience into road development, showcasing the climate resilience dimension of Green Roads. Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) Forum 2024 27 to 28 February 2024 The Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) is a partnership program to help countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific region scale up investments in climate adaptation, especially investments at the community level, that explicitly target the nexus between climate change, poverty, and gender. Pushing the Limits: Scaling up Climate and Disaster Resilience to Minimize and Address Loss and Damage 18 Oct 23 This session discussed the limits to adaptation and how specific areas of investments in climate and disaster resilience can help push the limits and thereby help countries minimize and address loss and damage. 2023 Resilience Learning Month 26 September to 27 October 2023 In celebration of Resilience Learning Month (RLM) 2023, ADB has organized a series of online events and capacity-building workshops that highlight regional and global innovation and lessons learned on tackling climate change and building climate and disaster resilience, delivered in partnership with ADB operations departments and sector and thematic groups. Building Resilience in Tajikistan: Mainstreaming Climate Risk Assessment to Support Adaptation 5 Jun 23 The side event shared insights on the approach to mainstream climate change risk assessment to inform climate-oriented investments predicated on robust evidence on current and future climate risks. Investing in Natural Capital: Towards Sustainability and Climate Resilience in Sri Lanka 31 May 23 Natural capital - the stock of natural resources such as forests, rivers, oceans, and the atmosphere - is intrinsic to the well-being of all forms of life on the planet. Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) Forum 2023 28 February to 1 March 2023 The Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) is a partnership program to help countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific region scale up investments in climate adaptation, especially investments at the community level, that explicitly target the nexus between climate change, poverty, and gender.