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ADB, BirdLife International Affirm Commitment to Protect and Sustainably Manage Biodiversity in Asia and the Pacific

25 July 2024
Bottom left: BirdLife International CEO Martin Harper, MDG Woochong Um, Special Senior Advisor on Climate Change Warren Evans Top left: Environment Officer Karen Ochavo, Environment Director Yoko Watanabe, CCSD Director General Bruno Carrasco, BirdLife Regional Director (Asia) Vinayagan…

Loss of Coastal Wetlands in Asia – Tracking the Loss with Spatial Analyses

7 December 2021
New earth observation models are now being used to assess risks to coastal ecosystems. The overarching aim is to develop an operational system for monitoring losses and gains of saltmarsh, mangroves and tidal flat ecosystems at the global scale. These tools and systems allow the monitoring of…

The Multidimensional Well-being of Asian Senior Citizens: A Systematic Review

8 September 2021
This presentation discussed the systematic review on elderly’s well being in Developing Asia.

The Multidimensional Well-being of Asian Senior Citizens: A Systematic Review — Draft Paper

8 September 2021

Climate Resilient Infrastructure

7 October 2020
This presentation gives an overview of ADB's work on climate resilient infrastructure.

Flood early warning in Asia, exploring new solutions

8 September 2020
This presentation discussed Deltares' experience with flood early warning systems in Asia.

Building Asia and the Pacific Back Better

20 August 2020
This presentation discussed ADB's alignment with HELP principles for water disaster risk reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a few examples of how ADB responded to the needs of member countries during the pandemic.

Enhancing Women-focused Investments in Climate and Disaster Resilience (WfIR)

3 June 2020
This presentation shared key findings of a recent publication that calls for women-focused investments in resilience to meet the gender and climate targets of ADB's Strategy 2030.

Fighting the Gendered Impact of Corruption

26 March 2020
Women, especially poor women, are disproportionately impacted by corruption at the point of access for basic public services, justice, and security. This presentation shows new data and key figures that demonstrate how some forms of corruption disproportionately affect women.

Climate Change and Disasters in Asia and the Pacific

11 December 2019
This infographic gives an overview of the impact of climate change and disasters on the long-term sustainability of development in the Asia Pacific region, and how ADB is addressing climate change and disaster risk in the region.