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25 to 26 September 2018
Disaster risks pose a serious threat to the sustainability of many countries in the Asia-Pacific. Innovative approaches and solutions to disaster risk financing are urgently needed.
The Regional Forum on Strengthening the Enabling Environment for Disaster Risk Financing: Options for Enhancing…
Organizer: Finance Sector Office, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
20 September 2018
In 2015, ADB pledged to double its annual climate financing to US$6 billion by 2020, with US$4 billion for climate mitigation and $2 billion for climate adaptation.
Through its Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Thematic Group and Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division, ADB…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
16 August 2017
World Bank consultants and ARUP presented a draft decision-making tool for incorporating climate risks into performance-based contracts at this event. This workshop aimed to get feedback on the consultant's draft outputs and incorporated staff's experience for the development of the knowledge…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Transport Sector Office
27 to 28 June 2017
Extreme weather conditions brought about by climate change have been threatening the development and security of the Asia Pacific region. The poor are bearing the brunt of climate change given their vulnerability. ADB has a crucial role to play in leading the way towards a greener path. In line…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
22 to 24 November 2016
ADB hosted its first Green Business Forum with the aim to:
(i) provide a networking platform to share lessons and knowledge among green business leaders, government officials, and other stakeholders in the region; and
(ii) raise the profile and expand the focus of green investments beyond…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
5 to 6 September 2016
Urgent steps need to be taken to manage risks of loss and damage associated with climate change.
Upon the invitation of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage, the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) convened its fourth forum that mainly tacked the…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
27 to 29 June 2016
Representatives from South Asian countries attended the training that offered insights on climate change risks and approaches to climate risk management in sector planning and investment.
Co-organized by the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network, the three-day training involved presentations, case…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
17 March 2016
In this Insight Thursday session, ADB’s Preety Bhandari presented the approach to tracking climate finance, following the multilateral development banks’ agreed methodology. She pointed out that a better understanding of how to count climate finance will enable ADB to track its $6 billion target by…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department
18 to 21 January 2016
Asian Development Bank (ADB)'s disaster risk management activities are guided by the 2004 Disaster and Emergency Assistance Policy. A companion Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRM) Operational Plan was approved in April 2014. The operational plan indicates that periodic staff capacity…
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster
13 November 2015
Scott Williamson and Stephen Roe of the Center for Climate Strategies presented a comprehensive low-carbon development methodology and toolkit. They also discussed project design and analysis using easy-to-customize tools, and moving ideas to political and financial viability.
Organizer: Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Water and Urban Development Sector Office