Aligning ADB's Operations with the Paris Agreement Read more about Aligning ADB's Operations with the Paris Agreement
Risk Assessment Frameworks for Resilient Infrastructure Read more about Risk Assessment Frameworks for Resilient Infrastructure This presentation provides an overview of the Vivideconomics risk framework for critical infrastructures.
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.
Juan Francisco Gonzalez Jimenez Keywords resilient infrastructures climate change disaster risk reduction transportation Read more about Juan Francisco Gonzalez Jimenez Juan Gonzalez is a Transport Specialist under the Transport and Communications Division of the Pacific Department of ADB. His work encompasses leading the preparation, processing, and administration of transport investment projects funded by ADB across the Pacific region, including planning, designing, undertaking consultant recruitment and procurement, and monitoring the projects.
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.
Climate and Disaster Resilience at the Household Level Read more about Climate and Disaster Resilience at the Household Level