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Photo Gallery: Country Safeguard Systems South and Southeast Asia Subregional Workshop

23 August 2016

The ADB Solar Rooftop Project: Boosting Solar Energy Growth in the Philippines

1 August 2016
As the threat of global warming and climate change looms, the need to shift to environment-friendly renewable energy (RE) sources has become more pressing. Solar energy is fast becoming a viable option because it is viewed as the most accessible, inexhaustible, and cleaner option among all the…

Ecosystem Based Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management

29 June 2016
Ecosystems evolve and change over time, and are naturally resilient and adaptable up to some rate of change. They also have a crucial role in disaster risk management. Get to know why and how ecosystem based adaptation (EBA) has become a buzzword in the field of climate change and disaster risk…

Community-Level Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment in the Pyanj River Basin

28 June 2016
Climate data need to be translated into useful information that can be understood by different audiences and users. The experience of communities near the Pyanj River Basic shows how science and community-based vulnerability assessment can work hand-in-hand.

Adaptation Planning: Options, Technologies, and Technical Feasibility

27 June 2016
Adaptation options selected for implementation in a project must be scientifically sound, socially beneficial, and economically viable. In prioritizing and selecting adaptation options, certain considerations must be applied. Climate impact pathways can help. They are analytical tools that help…

Climate Change, Sea Level, Islands, and Coastal Areas

27 June 2016
Warming raises averages sea levels from the oceans expanding as they warm and melting of land-ice. This has caused typhoons to become more extreme and for wind directions to change. This presentation tackles the effect of climate change on islands and coastal areas.

Sub-Regional Conference - Going Beyond the Meter: Inclusive Energy Solutions in South Asia

23 June 2016
This material contains the highlights of Asian Development Bank’s Sub-Regional Conference on Going Beyond the Meter: Inclusive Energy Solutions in South Asia. This report summarizes the highlights of the event that enabled energy and social development practitioners and experts to exchange gender…

Toward a Healthier and Data-driven Smart City

10 June 2016
Asus is supporting initiatives toward a healthier and data-driven smart city. In Taiwan, Asus orchestrated the Smart City Framework (SCF) White Paper along with localization of successful stories based on the study of British Standard Institution's Publicly Available Specifications 181 SCF. One of…

Let's Keep Plastic Out of the Coral Triangle

9 June 2016
The blog addresses the severe threat of plastic pollution in the Coral Triangle, a region vital for marine biodiversity and food security. It emphasizes the need to reduce plastic use, promote better waste management, and engage in community actions like coastal cleanups.

Blog Poll: Preserve Our Ocean to Protect Our Life

7 June 2016
The blog emphasizes the critical role of preserving the ocean to ensure a healthy and sustainable future for life on Earth and calls for collective action and education to reduce pollution, manage fisheries responsibly, and protect marine ecosystems to maintain the ocean's health.