Regional Public Goods
ADB Climate Change Program
ADB is taking the lead to mitigate the causes and adapt to the consequences of climate change in the Asia Pacific region in its Climate Change Program. In line with its new Strategy 2020, ADB is integrating climate change into planning and investment, to ensure continued economic growth and a sustainable future for all in Asia and the Pacific. ADB’s climate change programs, initiatives, and projects include: Mitigation
- Carbon Market Program
- Cities Development Initiative for Asia
- Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities
- Energy for All Initiative
- Energy Efficiency Initiative/Clean Energy Program
- Sustainable Transport Initiative
Adaptation
- Addressing Climate Change in the Asia and Pacific Region
- Central Asia Countries Initiative for Land Management
- Climate Change Adaptation Program for the Pacific
- Promoting Climate Change Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific
- Regional partnerships for climate change adaptation and disaster preparedness
- Water for All
To help make mitigation and adaptation actions more competitive and affordable to developing countries, ADB is mobilizing concessional resources through a number of mitigation and adaptation funds. ADB has also established the Climate Change Fund (CCF) to facilitate greater investments in developing member countries to effectively address the causes and consequences of climate change.
Agreements
- Joint Statement Issued at the Conclusion of the 14th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate ChangeMinistry of Environment and Forests -India16 Feb 2013
- Dhaka Ministerial Declaration of the Climate Vulnerable ForumDARA14 Nov 2011
- Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties - Sixth Session (UNCCC, Cancun 2010) AgreementUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change15 Mar 2011
- Conference of the Parties - Sixteenth Session (UNCCC, Cancun 2010) AgreementUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change15 Mar 2011
- Outcome of the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol at its fifteenth sessionUnited Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change10 Dec 2010
News
- Viet Nam receives USD 51.5 million from World Bank for carbon creditsBorneo Bulletin4 Apr 2024
- ADB urges accelerated clean-energy transitionBusiness World8 Feb 2024
- ADB approves support for urban resilience in NepalAsian Development Bank14 Dec 2023
- [Philippines] gets $10 [billion] in [Asian Development Bank] climate financingInquirer.net5 Dec 2023
Opinions and Editorials
- Nature-positive investment cuts through global crisesAsian Development Bank6 Jun 2022
- Saving the planet while ignoring two thirds of itKhmer Times27 Aug 2021
- Central banks must connect climate change and financial inclusionNikkei Asia5 Jun 2020
- 6 Ways to Jumpstart a Green Recovery from COVID-19Asian Development Bank5 Jun 2020
Studies and Research
- Large-Scale Soil Health Restoration: The Way Forward for Reversing Climate Change while Enhancing Food and Nutrition SecurityAsian Development BankAsian Development Bank30 Nov 2017
- Risk Financing for Rural Climate Resilience in the Greater Mekong SubregionO.P. Manuamorn, S. Chantarat, and D. McLeodAsian Development Bank19 May 2017
- Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Economic Growth in Developing AsiaR. C. Asuncion and M. LeeAsian Development Bank1 Jan 2017
- Nature-Based Solutions for Building Resilience in Towns and Cities: Case Studies from the Greater Mekong SubregionAsian Development BankAsian Development Bank7 Dec 2016
Meetings
- Second meeting of the global network of basins working on climate change adaptationUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe13 Feb 2014
- Experts Meeting on Climate Change Education for Sustainable Development in Asia and PacificUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization10 Feb 2014
- The 6th Urban Mobility India Conference-cum-ExhibitionClean Air Asia3 Dec 2013
- Clean Air Ride-ManilaClean Air Asia28 Nov 2013
