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17 November 2021
The Asia Pacific Climate Finance Fund (ACliFF) administered by ADB, aims to support the development and implementation of financial risk management products that can help unlock capital for climate investments and improve resilience.
The session aimed to share and generate ideas on how disaster…
17 November 2021
Cities in Asia and the Pacific need to plan for a warmer world. This will require scaling up investments in climate and disaster resilience that benefits all population. Finance, especially climate adaptation finance could potentially play a critical role in helping cities and communities unlock…
17 November 2021
ADB has recently approved its Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) to support countries and communities to scale up investments in climate adaptation at the community level, especially investments that address the nexus between climate change, poverty, and gender.
The CRPP will be…
17 November 2021
The urban poor often lives where they can afford to such as in informal settlements, which are often non-compliant with planning and building regulations and lack community infrastructure for essential services. Factors such as rapid urbanization and limited land space continue to drive informal…
17 November 2021
To strengthen climate and disaster resilience of urban poor communities, a range of programmatic responses need to come together at the community level, including access to risk-informed neighborhood planning, delivery of resilient basic services and community infrastructures, livelihood and skills…
16 November 2021
Rapid urbanization in Asia and the Pacific calls for increased actions in climate-resilient urban development given the inordinate demands that it places on cities for improved planning, increased investments in infrastructure, efficient delivery of services, and constant innovation to leverage…
16 November 2021
Resilient households form the basis for ensuring resilient communities and cities. Without resilience at the household level, the urban poor cannot be protected from climate change and disaster-related risks. Building climate and disaster resilience involve multidimensional issues requiring various…
16 November 2021
Heatwaves are projected to become more likely, severe, and persistent with global warming. Urban populations, especially the poor and vulnerable population, will be disproportionately affected by heat stress, given their high exposure due to poor quality and overcrowded housing, informal outdoor…
16 November 2021
Compound hazards — when multiple hazards occur simultaneously, or one after another — have come to prominence as countries manage climate and disaster risks while continuing to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. The impacts of climate change, including climate variability and more frequent and intense…