Adaptation and Migration in Asia's Drowning River Deltas Read more about Adaptation and Migration in Asia's Drowning River Deltas The world's threatened deltas are concentrated in South and East Asia. Among the identified accelerators of relative sea-level rise in river deltas are climate change, urbanization, and aquaculture expansion. Asian Development Bank's intern Alex Chapman shares the current state of river deltas in the region and points out some adaptation options.
UN Climate Change Conference: Outcomes and Implications Read more about UN Climate Change Conference: Outcomes and Implications Asian Development Bank's Preety Bhandari and Christian Ellermann reported on the highlights of the 22nd Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held on 7-18 November 2016 in Marrakesh, Morroco. Outcomes included strengthened momentum and actions for implementing the Paris Agreement, climate finance, adaptation, and resilience.
UN Climate Change Conference: Outcomes and Implications Read more about UN Climate Change Conference: Outcomes and Implications Find out the outcomes of the 22nd Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in this Insight Thursday session. ADB's Preety Bhandari and Christian Ellermann reported on the highlights of the 22nd Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held on 7-18 November 2016 in Marrakesh, Morroco. Outcomes included strengthened momentum and actions for implementing the Paris Agreement, climate finance, adaptation, and resilience.
Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund Read more about Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund 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 assist those countries in building client resilient health systems. This session focused on how urban health risks and climate change can be systematically addressed through the Fund.
Virinder Sharma Keywords climate change renewable energy environment Urban Development Rural Livelihoods sustainable development Read more about Virinder Sharma Mr. Sharma takes a lead role in managing delivery, maintaining strategic relationships, providing technical and advisory support to the ADB and to the UK Department for International Development (DFID), leading a team of 10 technical professionals and managing the implementation of 50 projects under the ADB administered multi-donor $150 M Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund (UCCRTF). Dr.
Building Climate Resilience in the Urban Health Sector Read more about Building Climate Resilience in the Urban Health Sector ADB's Virinder Sharma, in this Health Talks Session, gave an overview of the Urban Climate Change Resilience Trust Fund. He focused on how the said Trust Fund can support the health sector, particularly the vulnerable population.
Localizing Climate Action Read more about Localizing Climate Action Key players in climate change exist both at the international and country levels albeit varying in roles. With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Agreement along with national climate change strategies and plans that are in place, communities and individuals will be the key to addressing climate change.
Xuedu Lu Keywords ADB climate change environment Read more about Xuedu Lu Mr. Xuedu Lu, Ph. D., is Lead Climate Change Specialist at East Asia Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB). He joined ADB in 2010, working on low carbon development, carbon market, climate finance, and low carbon technology. Prior to joining ADB, Dr. Lu took different positions including Deputy Director General of National Climate Center of China, Member of the Executive Board of Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol to UNFCCC, Deputy Head of Global Environment Office, Ministry of Science and Technology of China.
The Global Agendas and Nepal: Sustainable Development Goals, Climate Change, and Urban Development Read more about The Global Agendas and Nepal: Sustainable Development Goals, Climate Change, and Urban Development Sustainable development continues to be in-built in Nepal's socio-economic development. The country’s efforts for the successful implementation of the Millennium Development Goals have also opened new avenues for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals planned for 2016 to 2030.
Localizing Global Agendas: Sustainable Development Goals, New Urban Agenda, and Climate Change Read more about Localizing Global Agendas: Sustainable Development Goals, New Urban Agenda, and Climate Change This presentation introduces the United Cities and Local Government (UCLG), an association that represents and defends local governments’ interest on the world stage. It shares the work of UCLG in the Asia-Pacific region and what the organization does to support localization of the sustainable development goals at the global level.