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ADB Announces $6.5 Billion Initial Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES (18 March 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced a $6.5 billion initial package to address the immediate needs of its developing member countries (DMCs) as they respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic."This pandemic has become a major global…

Businesses need to take a green path to recovery after COVID-19

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There is no going back to the old order. Doing business as usual is no longer an option in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The authors posit that investments in ‘green sectors’ such as sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, green buildings, etc. is the way to go.

Response to Post Covid-19: Green Recovery

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A green recovery is key to ensuring a sustainable and resilient return to growth and development after COVID-19. Global examples show how climate change and other green themes can be central to COVID-19 responses so that countries can build back better.

Six Ways to Jumpstart a Green Recovery After COVID-19

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In this article, Bruce Dunn, SDSS Director and the Environment TG OIC shares 6 ideas of rebounding from the coronavirus pandemic through the more sustainable path. See how energy figures in the mix.Major multilateral development banks including ADB committed $66 billion in 2020 from $61 billion in…

COVID-19 and Energy Sector Development in Asia and the Pacific: Guidance Note

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While COVID-19 has resulted in severe global health and economic crises, it also presents an opportunity for a green, sustainable, and resilient recovery enabled by sustainable energy. The guidance note looks into how the energy sector is responding across the region and what more can be done. It…

Implementing a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia

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This ADB Brief explains the rationale for a green recovery in Southeast Asia, what constitutes green recovery, and how it can meet multiple objectives in preventing future pandemics, pull the economy back on track, address the adverse impacts of climate change and bring the region towards…

Managing Infectious Medical Waste during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Energy SG stepping up to support ADB response to COVID-19As the whole ADB organization positions itself to urgently provide the necessary support to its DMCs in fighting the spread of the new coronavirus, the Energy Sector Group has also geared up its experts and shifted some of its work…

An assessment tool for building back strong and sustainable from the COVID-19 pandemic published

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The Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division has released an assessment tool that provides a recovery framework interfacing various objectives in climate, low-carbon growth, and resilience.​​​​​​​This tool will help ADB developing member countries seize the opportunity presented by the…