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Communicating Environmental Protection

7 September 2016
Rationalizing communication approaches to fit stakeholder needs, interests, and access is crucial for multi-stakeholder projects covering different national, district, and local levels. This report discusses in detail the key communication approaches used by the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and…

Social Facets of Climate Risks

6 September 2016
What are the social aspects of the risks of loss and damage, particularly vulnerable countries, populations and the ecosystems they depend upon? In this presentation, Mark New of the African Climate and Development Initiative, University of Cape Town explains the social facets of climate risks.

European Union's Experiences in Policy, Funding and Financing Instruments Addressing Loss and Damage

6 September 2016
The European adaptation strategy deals with adaptation and resilience. Financial instruments are part of the whole package, while research and innovative approaches are considered to close existing knowledge gap.

Outcomes of the Break-out Groups

6 September 2016
Forum participants enumerated the limitations of existing financial instruments, which include, among others, a lack of accessible and adequate data and a common understanding about how to characterize loss and damage. They also discussed strategies and options that can be taken to create an…

Highlights of the 2016 Standing Committee on Finance Forum

6 September 2016
Around 200 participants attended the two-day SCF forum, representing different regions and a variety of institutions, including public and private sector, NGOs, think tanks and international organizations. This documents summarizes the key take aways from the said forum.

New Financing Approaches, Instruments and Opportunities that Address the Risks of Loss and Damage

6 September 2016
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the insurance industry has been working with institutional investors in promoting risk modelling beyond insurance. The aim is to offer parametric risk transfer to organizations (e.g., NGOs, development banks, microfinance providers, municipalities…

What Makes Social Protection Systems Adaptive?

6 September 2016
Poor households are more likely to be affected by disasters, and have been found to lose relatively more than non-poor people. Adaptive social protection programs can provide safety nets to poor households during disasters and other shocks. Learn from this presentation on how social protection can…

Keynote Statement

5 September 2016
ADB's Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Bambang Susantono, delivers his keynote speech. He talks about the solutions required to build climate resilience and ADB's experience in addressing the risk of loss and damage in Asia and the Pacific.

Keynote Statement

5 September 2016
Extreme weather conditions have affected 1.3 billion people in the past decade. How do you address this? In this speech, ADB's Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Bambang Susantono, highlights the need to build climate resilience in the region. He also shares ADB's…

Asian Water Development Outlook 2016

31 August 2016
Asia and the Pacific shows a positive trend in strengthening water security with the number of water insecure countries dropping to 29 from 38 in 2013, according to this edition of the Asian Water Development Outlook.