Catalyzing Green Finance: Blending and Leveraging Sovereign Finance for Financially- and Environmentally-Sustainable Infrastructure Projects Read more about Catalyzing Green Finance: Blending and Leveraging Sovereign Finance for Financially- and Environmentally-Sustainable Infrastructure Projects The need to green all finance and not just bonds means financing of investments that provide environmental benefits in the broader context of environmentally sustainable development. ADB’s Green Finance Catalyzing Facility is an innovative financing solution for enhancing both financially-bankable as well as environmentally-sustainable infrastructure projects.
ADB: Key Issues in Urban Sector Read more about ADB: Key Issues in Urban Sector To address key urban challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, ADB is committed to promoting water security and urban mobility, as well as strengthening climate change resilience and institutional effectiveness. This presentation discusses ADB’s work in the urban sector and areas of focus.
Climate Finance in the Urban Sector Read more about Climate Finance in the Urban Sector ADB applies the “Livable Cities” approach to urban development. It supports the transformation of developing cities in Asia and the Pacific into sustainable urban centers. In rolling out projects on urban development, ADB aims to help its developing members countries build urban infrastructure that could withstand climate change and disaster shocks. This material provides an overview of climate finance in the urban sector, including ADB's mitigation and adaptation investments in this sector.
Esmyra Javier Keywords climate change climate adaptation climate mitigation renewable energy energy efficiency clean energy energy policies energy planning energy security Read more about Esmyra Javier
Training on Climate Finance Tracking Read more about Training on Climate Finance Tracking 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 with this, ADB has committed to double its annual climate financing to $6 billion by 2020. To ensure that ADB project officers and focals are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge, an in-house training on tracking climate finance was conducted.
The Role of Communication in Governance and Reform Read more about The Role of Communication in Governance and Reform Behavior change communication strategies used by ADB’s Enhancing Tax Administration Capacity project in Maldives produced a positive effect on the government’s tax and governance reforms. This report details the communication and awareness-raising campaign that was used to convince the public about the necessity of tax reform.
The Role of Communication in Governance and Reform Read more about The Role of Communication in Governance and Reform Major tax reforms were implemented in Maldives from 2010 to 2011. Anticipating public and private stakeholder resistance to paying new taxes, the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority implemented a communication and awareness raising campaign to educate and convince the public about the necessity of tax reform.
Role of Communication in Governance and Reform Read more about Role of Communication in Governance and Reform ADB’s Enhancing Tax Administration Capacity project in Maldives shows how communication was integrated to address the crucial “people side” of the tax reform process to change perceptions and accelerate reform adoption and acceptance. Communications also helped foster dialogue about sensitive issues around taxation among public and private sector stakeholders dispersed in an archipelagic country with high cost of public service delivery and affected by climate change.
Smart Water Management in Denpasar City, Indonesia Read more about Smart Water Management in Denpasar City, Indonesia Learn about a smart water management project by Korea-based Hankuk Engineering Consultants in Denpasar City, Indonesia.
Agnetha Vave-Karamui Keywords climate change disaster risk reduction management Indonesia environment Read more about Agnetha Vave-Karamui Agnetha Vave-Karamui worked as an environmental/forestry advocacy officer with the Solomon Islands NGO, Environmental Concerns Action Network. She then joined the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology in 2008. She comes from the Western Province of Solomon Islands, and holds a bachelor of science degree in environmental science from the University of the South Pacific.