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
Staff Capacity Development Workshop on Integrated Disaster Risk Management	18 - 21 Jan 2016	Charlotte Benson
Strengthening the Enabling Environment for Disaster Risk Financing	25 - 26 Sep 2018	Arup Chatterjee Charlotte Benson
The Systematic Observations Financing Facility (SOFF): Exploring Opportunities for ADB	14 Dec 2021	Steven Goldfinch
Towards Resilient Infrastructure	21 Oct 2020	Arghya Sinha Roy
Towards Resilient Water Systems	24 Mar 2021	Belinda Hewitt Geoffrey Wilson
Training on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management	27 - 29 Jun 2016	Rexel Abrigo
Training on Climate Finance Tracking	27 - 28 Jun 2017	Anna Liza Cinco
Training on Counting Climate Finance	20 Sep 2018	Esmyra Javier
Unlocking Opportunities to Deliver Disaster-Resilient Infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific	27 Apr 2022	Steven Goldfinch
Upstream Climate Assessments – Rationale, Types, and Examples	23 Sep 2022	Malte Maass
Virtual Dialogues on Resilient Infrastructure	21 Oct 2020 - 15 Jul 2021	Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Thematic Group