A brief on the investment project being developed for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), the Climate and Disaster Risk Information project. This project seeks to respond to the need for such information to help address the emerging threats of climate change and major disasters in the country.

This is a compact lecture on risk, the factors contributing to it, the type of risk assessments (upstream vs. project), and when to do a detailed risk assessment. It also discusses some factors that are critical to consider and include in risk assessments, such as uncertainties, system-level dependencies, and the dynamic nature of risks, and how these interplay in investment decision-making.

Inventory of public domain tools, prepared as reference for the “Regional Workshop on Climate and Disaster Risk-Informed Investments”.

An introduction to the national agency of the Government of Tonga, which is responsible for enhancing national disaster preparedness and strengthening cluster systems and emergency coordination mechanisms, the National Emergency Management Office (NEMO).^[1] The NEMO is in-charge of translating national disaster preparedness and related plans into actual programs and projects for implementation. This presentation shows the NEMO’s institutional arrangement and coordinating structures within Tonga’s government, with development partners, and down to the local level.

An introduction to the Government of Tonga’s planning agency, which is under the Prime Minister’s Office, the National Planning Department. This presentation provides a glimpse of how the planning is translated from national plans (i.e., Tonga Strategic Development Framework, Sustainable Development Goals) to government priority agenda and to investment planning/budgeting.

A presentation of a case study of a project in Uzbekistan. This shows how the use of climate and disaster risk assessment and climate data informed the decision-making for investment planning (e.g., identification of risks, hazards, vulnerabilities with use of climate data and adaptive measures to address these as well as when to use which of these measures).

An introduction to different open-source climate and natural hazard databases/platforms as well as walk-throughs on how to tap and use these databases/platforms.

An introduction on climate and disaster risk data and information—types, uses, opportunities for strengthening data at national level, and samples of sources of data and information.

A brief introduction on how climate and disaster risks impact physical, geographical, social, and financial systems and how relevant risk information can be used for informed decision-making for climate adaptive and resilient investments. This also shares ADB’s commitment on building climate and disaster resilience of its clients across Asia and the Pacific. The presentation likewise includes the objectives of the activity.