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Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Thematic Group

Provides technical support bank-wide to increase ADB investments in climate change adaptation, mitigation, and disaster risk reduction, covering—among others—climate change impact assessment of critical infrastructure, disaster risk financing in DMCs, urban resilience, and climate smart agriculture operations.

Contact: Loreta Rufo, Group Coordinator

Title Date Focal Person
Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) Forum 2024 27 - 28 Feb 2024
Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) Forum 2023 28 Feb 2023 - 01 Mar 2023
Upstream Climate Assessments – Rationale, Types, and Examples 23 Sep 2022
Briefing on the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 (GAR2022): Our World at Risk – Transforming Governance for a Resilient Future 22 Sep 2022
Designing Climate-resilient Housing: Best Practices from ADB-supported Projects 20 Sep 2022
Adaptation without Borders 19 Sep 2022
Low-carbon and Climate-resilient Urban Development 16 Sep 2022
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Climate Disaster Risk Management 15 - 21 Sep 2022
Nature and Climate Nexus Webinar Series: Promoting Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Infrastructures in Asia and the Pacific 15 Sep 2022 - 08 Dec 2022
2022 Resilience Learning Month 15 - 23 Sep 2022
Green Road to Montreal: Planning Environmentally Sustainable Infrastructure for Biodiversity Conservation in Asia — Workshop Series 2022 28 Apr 2022 - 26 Oct 2022
Unlocking Opportunities to Deliver Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific 27 Apr 2022
Joint Gender, Climate, Environment Session Highlights Women’s Leadership in Tackling Climate Change 11 Mar 2022
The Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF): Exploring Opportunities for ADB 14 Dec 2021
Risk Assessment Frameworks for Resilient Infrastructure 03 Dec 2021