Keynote Statement Read more about Keynote Statement ADB's Vice-President for Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development, Bambang Susantono, delivers his keynote speech. He talks about the solutions required to build climate resilience and ADB's experience in addressing the risk of loss and damage in Asia and the Pacific.
2016 Forum of the Standing Committee on Finance Read more about 2016 Forum of the Standing Committee on Finance Urgent steps need to be taken to manage risks of loss and damage associated with climate change. Upon the invitation of the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage, the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) convened its fourth forum that mainly tacked the financial instruments that address the risks of loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change.
Challenges and Opportunities in Applying Financial Instruments to Loss and Damage Read more about Challenges and Opportunities in Applying Financial Instruments to Loss and Damage Risk financing mechanisms at local, national, regional, and global scales contribute to increasing resilience to climate extremes and climate variability, but involve major design challenges.
Current Spectrum and Structure of Financial Instruments to Address the Risks of Loss and Damage Read more about Current Spectrum and Structure of Financial Instruments to Address the Risks of Loss and Damage What are the financial instruments used to address the risks of loss and damage? And how are these structured? Get to know the existing financial instruments, along with their advantages and challenges at different levels of application.
Carbon Credits from Wastewater Treatment Read more about Carbon Credits from Wastewater Treatment An initiative under the Clean Development Mechanism project, the Kinoya Sewerage treatment is the first of its kind in Fiji that moves towards meeting international standards of wastewater treatment. Asian Development Bank provided technical assistance for the first year of the project.