Learning Video 2: What are the guiding principles and approaches in building the resilience of the urban poor? Read more about Learning Video 2: What are the guiding principles and approaches in building the resilience of the urban poor? The urban poor in Asia and the Pacific are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This learning video series provides an overview of what stakeholders from across three different levels – household, community, and city – can do to strengthen the resilience of the urban poor and vulnerable communities. Pro-poor solutions across six policy areas (social protection, public health, livelihood, housing, community infrastructure, and urban planning) need to be put into place and/or strengthened, with the urban poor involved as active partners throughout the process.
Learning Video 1: Why is it important to build the resilience of the urban poor? Read more about Learning Video 1: Why is it important to build the resilience of the urban poor? The urban poor in Asia and the Pacific are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This learning video series provides an overview of what stakeholders from across three different levels – household, community, and city – can do to strengthen the resilience of the urban poor and vulnerable communities. Pro-poor solutions across six policy areas (social protection, public health, livelihood, housing, community infrastructure, and urban planning) need to be put into place and/or strengthened, with the urban poor involved as active partners throughout the process.
Peer Learning Session 1: Innovations in Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge Read more about Peer Learning Session 1: Innovations in Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge This session was the first of three technical sessions to explore risk knowledge in the Pacific in more detail. Government departments and regional experts summarized the current availability of risk information in the Pacific. They presented examples of how risk insights have been generated via risk assessments and what skills are needed and highlighted ongoing/near-future projects expected to add to current knowledge.
Peer Learning Session 2: Applying Risk Insights in Resilient Development and Adaptation Planning Read more about Peer Learning Session 2: Applying Risk Insights in Resilient Development and Adaptation Planning This session highlighted previous event knowledge of what risk information is available in the region, and look at how those insights are applied in practice – in planning upstream development and related multi-sectoral budgeting, adaptation planning, recovery planning, and investment in resilient infrastructure and systems.
Peer Learning Session 3: Collaborating to Develop Risk Information Including Community Perspectives Read more about Peer Learning Session 3: Collaborating to Develop Risk Information Including Community Perspectives This session discussed a better-shared understanding of the value of collaborating to develop risk information to improve the relevance of insights being developed by learning from local expert perspectives. This understanding covered the importance of in-country experts engaging and inclusion of perspectives from local communities and civil society groups, on hazards, assets, and vulnerability in risk assessment projects to improve the relevance and impact of risk information for decision-making.
Peer Learning Sessions: Innovations in Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge Read more about Peer Learning Sessions: Innovations in Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge This session was the first of three technical sessions to explore risk knowledge in the Pacific in more detail. We will hear from government departments and regional experts who summarized the current availability of risk information in the Pacific. They presented examples of how risk insights have been generated via risk assessments and what skills are needed and highlighted ongoing/near-future projects expected to add to current knowledge.
Main Page: Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge Series Read more about Main Page: Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge Series Disaster risk knowledge is vital for effectively reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change. The Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge Series provided a consolidated overview of knowledge around recent and ongoing activities and innovations on the horizon, strengthening the evidence on climate and disaster risks for more resilient development planning and programming.
Disaster Risk Knowledge in the Pacific: Vital Information for Resilient Development Read more about Disaster Risk Knowledge in the Pacific: Vital Information for Resilient Development Co-hosted by ADB and The Pacific Community, this was the first event of the Pacific Disaster Risk Knowledge Series consisting of four events in total.
Bangladesh Climate and Disaster Risk Atlas - Publication Launch Read more about Bangladesh Climate and Disaster Risk Atlas - Publication Launch Due to its geographic location and climatic conditions, Bangladesh is one of the countries to be severely affected by climate change, projected to significantly impact the country’s agriculture and water sectors. Climate change adversely affects a country’s ability to achieve its Sustainable Development Goal targets. As such, sustainable solutions and project development for mitigation and adaptation become more and more urgent. To enable these, a high-level risk screening approach to address climate and geophysical hazards at the early stage of project development is necessary.
The Atoll Youth Climate Leaders Program Read more about The Atoll Youth Climate Leaders Program This presentation gives an overview of the Atoll Youth Climate Leaders Program and an introduction to ADB Youth for Asia.