Training on Counting Climate Finance Read more about Training on Counting Climate Finance In 2015, ADB pledged to double its annual climate financing to US$6 billion by 2020, with US$4 billion for climate mitigation and $2 billion for climate adaptation. Through its Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Thematic Group and Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division, ADB organized a Training on Counting Climate Finance to help enhance the capacity of staff to integrate climate change into the Bank’s operations. The training was also supported by ADB’s other sector and thematic groups including energy, transport, urban, water, and agriculture.
Accessing Climate Finance to Support Low-Carbon Actions Read more about Accessing Climate Finance to Support Low-Carbon Actions 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.
Manuel Cocco Keywords energy renewable energy climate finance Read more about Manuel Cocco Manuel Cocco is a senior climate policy expert with more than 15 years of experience working on climate change and renewable energy policy development, including public climate finance and sustainable development advisor. He has deep knowledge of the SD and CC policy environment around the world, with a focus on Southeast Asia and Latin America.
ADB Transport Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions Read more about ADB Transport Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions Learn about the core design elements of ADB’s nationally appropriate mitigation actions for the transport sector. This presentation examines the urban transport policies, mitigation actions, and enabling activities in Dhaka and Ulaanbaatar.
Legal Readiness to Attract Climate Finance: Towards a Low-Carbon Asia and the Pacific Read more about Legal Readiness to Attract Climate Finance: Towards a Low-Carbon Asia and the Pacific This article highlights some of the legal barriers faced by developing countries in optimizing their options for funding their nationally determined contributions and showcases examples from the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the Republic of Fiji, where the countries have embarked on legal modernization to attract more international climate finance.
Climate Finance: An Introduction Read more about Climate Finance: An Introduction The Paris Agreement, signed in 2015, has five elements that include climate finance to support developing countries and enhance transparency to ensure commitments are met. This presentation gives an overview of the said agreement and shares details on climate finance at Multilateral Development Banks.
Climate Finance in the Water Sector Read more about Climate Finance in the Water Sector Many countries in the Asia Pacific region are in a water crisis, and ADB works to increase investments to achieve its vision of “Water for All”. Climate change worsens the conditions of some countries. This presentation puts spotlight on climate finance in the water sector.
Climate Finance in the Transport Sector Read more about Climate Finance in the Transport Sector Asia’s motorized transport emissions have become a significant contributor to the global problem of greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions. By 2035, transport is expected to become the single largest GHG emitter accounting for 46%, and it is expected to reach 80% by 2050. This presentation gives a snapshot of climate finance in the transport sector.
What Makes Social Protection Systems Adaptive? Read more about What Makes Social Protection Systems Adaptive? 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 provide safety nets to poor households during disasters and other shocks. Learn from this presentation on how social protection can help.
Funding Investments in Sustainable Cities Read more about Funding Investments in Sustainable Cities Presentation of Michael Lindfield on climate and innovative financing options.