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Leveraging Carbon Finance for Mobilizing Private Capital in Southeast Asia

23 October 2025
2:00 – 3:00 p.m., MNL time Southeast Asia has advanced its decarbonization efforts, but more ambitious action is needed to slow climate change. The region is well-positioned for the global shift to net zero, yet financing needs are immense and current investment falls short. Mobilizing private…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Southeast Asia Department

Increasing Investments in Climate Information and Early Warning Systems: Beyond Public Goods to Strategic Investments

2 September 2025
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) organized the Early Warning System (EWS) Investment Planning Workshop on 2 September 2025 in Manila. This workshop contributed to the goal of increasing investments and access to climate information and early warning systems (CIEWS). This was a key target of the…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Resilient Coasts, Thriving Communities: A Sea of Solutions

18 to 19 August 2025
India’s coastline stretches over 7,525 kilometers, supporting about 171 million people across 70 coastal districts. It sustains vital sectors including fisheries, aquaculture, renewable energy, tourism, transport, and trade. Coastal ecosystems provide essential biodiversity, livelihoods, and…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Dialogue Series: Building Resilience of Infrastructure in Atoll Nations

9 July 2025
The four atoll nations—namely Kiribati, Maldives, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu—faced existential climate adaptation challenges. Rising extreme sea levels accelerated coastal flooding, erosion, and ecosystem degradation, threatening the very foundations of these island…
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Thematic Session 4: Partnership for Climate Change, Glaciers and Transboundary Cooperation in Central and West Asia Region

30 May 2025
The countries of Central Asia, South Caucasus, and Pakistan are home to a significant portion of Asia's glaciers. It is estimated that around 80 per cent of the total river runoff in Central Asia is supplied by meltwater from snow, glaciers, and permafrost in the region. These rivers comprise a…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

ADB-Led Sessions During the International Conference on Glaciers' Preservation

29 to 31 May 2025
The high-level International Conference on Glaciers’ Preservation, held in Dushanbe from 29-31 May 2025, emphasized the urgency of addressing glacial melt, calving, and retreat. It advanced global efforts through scientific collaboration, policy alignment, and multi-stakeholder engagement. …
Organizer: Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Food, Nature, and Rural Development Sector Office

Event 6: Build Back Better Sector Dialogue: Social Infrastructure

28 March 2025
The sixth webinar explored good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better of the social infrastructure sector, featuring a case study on Nepal’s Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project.
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster

Event 4: Build Back Better Sector Dialogue: Irrigated Agriculture

10 February 2025
The fourth webinar will explore good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better agriculture systems, featuring a case study on how Viet Nam strengthened the resilience of its irrigation systems and rural livelihoods following successive droughts.  
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Event 3: Build Back Better Sector Dialogue: Power

28 January 2025
The third webinar explored good practice solutions, considerations, and lessons learned for building back better power systems, featuring a case study of the recovery and reconstruction of Tonga's power network following Cyclone Gita.
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Adaptation and Migration in Asia's Drowning River Deltas

26 October 2016
Alex Chapman from the University of Southampton reported on the latest adaptation and migration research in Asia's mega-river deltas. These regions are highly populated and vital to global food security, but most are rapidly sinking into the sea.
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster