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Localizing Global Agendas: Introductory Statement

27 September 2016
Asia has seen remarkable growth in the last four decades though at the expense of inequality and environmental degradation. Lal Shanker Ghimire from the National Planning Commission of Nepal pointed out the need for Asia to move into a development model that considers economic, social, and…

Localizing Global Agendas: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development including Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Action

27 September 2016
This presentation examines global climate pacts like the Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. It looks at climate change and disaster risk reduction in the context of the sustainable development goals. Lastly, it underscores the importance of an integrated…

Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund

19 September 2016
The Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund is intended to build the resilience of seven countries: Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, Viet Nam, Indonesia, Philippines, and Myanmar. Aside from funding projects on early warning systems, flood protection, and urban planning, the Trust Fund also aims to…

Harassment on Public Transport: A Tale of Three Cities

14 September 2016
Women are the predominant users of public transport. Yet the transportation systems they depend on are not geared toward their needs. ADB’s 2015 report on the prevalence of harassment on public transport across three cities in Central and West Asia shows the impact of this behavior on women’s lives…

Women’s Personal Security and Public Transport: Why is This of Interest?

14 September 2016
Learn more about women and their transport needs. Freedom of movement, mobility rights, or the right to travel are part of the concept of basic human rights. However, a worrying number of incidents are reported globally, and women are now becoming more vocal about these unacceptable behaviors.…

Scaled-up Sustainable Transport in Support of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development

13 September 2016
Learn about the opportunities and responsibilities presented to the transport sector by existing global processes on sustainable development and climate change. This presentation discusses the key global processes targeted by the Partnership on Sustainable, Low Carbon Transport in 2016. It also…

Intended Nationally Determined Contributions and Transport Mitigation Potential

12 September 2016
Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) are climate pledges that countries have made before the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in 2015. Transport-related climate actions were also included in the INDCs. Learn about INDCs of developing countries in Asia particularly greenhouse gas…

Accessing Climate Finance to Support Low-Carbon Actions

12 September 2016
Learn how to use nationally appropriate mitigation actions as instrument to catalyze climate finance. This presentation discusses the role of climate finance to achieve sustainable transport. It also explains how to integrate climate finance into traditional financing for the transport sector.

Making Risk Finance an Integral Synergizing Element of Comprehensive Risk Management: Philippines’ Experience

6 September 2016
Enhancing the comprehensive risk management (CRM) is key to addressing loss and damage associated with climate change impacts. As a part of CRM, risk finance such as insurance should be designed in a way that creates synergy with risk control. To that end, building incentive mechanisms for risk…

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 protect poor households from climate and other shocks.