Resilience Infrastructure in the Pacific Region Read more about Resilience Infrastructure in the Pacific Region This presentation gives an overview of the importance of residual risks in disaster-resilient infrastructures.
Risk Assessment Frameworks for Resilient Infrastructure Read more about Risk Assessment Frameworks for Resilient Infrastructure Drawing from a forthcoming SDCC publication on the “state of play” on disaster-resilient infrastructure in Asia and the Pacific, a risk assessment framework for infrastructure will be presented. The methodology includes the importance of a risk narrative, the role of risk modeling, and how this informs integrated findings for decision making will be explored. An illustrative case of critical roads in Pakistan will be presented.
Climate Finance Tracking and Paris Agreement Alignment Read more about Climate Finance Tracking and Paris Agreement Alignment SDCC-URG, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division (SDCD), and the urban divisions of Operations Departments (ODs) jointly organized a deep dive FGD for the urban sector staff on ADB’s procedures for working on the Paris Agreement (PA) alignment and tracking of climate finance (mitigation and adaptation) at the project level.
Multiscalar Drivers and Responses to Heat Exposure in Asian Cities Read more about Multiscalar Drivers and Responses to Heat Exposure in Asian Cities
Bijal Brahmbhatt Keywords resilience urban poor Urban Development climate change disaster risk reduction pro-poor policies and investments ADB Read more about Bijal Brahmbhatt Bijal Brahmbhatt is the Director of Mahila Housing Trust in India. Her work of over 20 years in cities has been in the areas of formal, informal, and invisible governance for housing and habitat. Her programs have helped women participate in city-level initiatives, a small step to make cities inclusive. Bijal was a Fellow (2015) of the Womanity Foundation, Switzerland and a finalist of Schwab Foundation’s Social Entrepreneur of the year, India.
Anshukant Taneja Keywords PSOD ADB investment specialist microfinance financial inclusion Read more about Anshukant Taneja Anshukant Taneja is Principal Investment Specialist at Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD), Asian Development Bank (ADB). He leads the PSOD Microfinance Program that focuses on financial inclusion and helps microfinance institutions deepen their access to commercial finance. Before joining ADB, he worked as regional director of ratings at Standard & Poor’s in Singapore, and with ABN AMRO Bank in India.
Climate and Disaster Resilience at the Household Level Read more about Climate and Disaster Resilience at the Household Level
Housing Micro-Finance for Building Climate Change and Disaster Resilience Read more about Housing Micro-Finance for Building Climate Change and Disaster Resilience
Development of Adaptive Social Protection in Indonesia Read more about Development of Adaptive Social Protection in Indonesia