Climate change
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How global warming will hurt Asian economic growth
By Minsoo Lee on Monday, 10 July 2017
Countries in the region have much to lose if they don’t act now to curb temperature rise.
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Using high-tech infrastructure to fight climate change
By Kijin Kim on Monday, 29 May 2017
Taking urgent action to combat climate change means building infrastructure that can withstand its impacts.
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How farmers cope with natural disasters in Bangladesh, Pakistan
By Shikha Jha on Wednesday, 19 April 2017
Post-disaster strategies help farmers overcome immediate losses while they wait for assistance.
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Heading off a climate migration crisis in Asia
By Bart Edes on Friday, 03 March 2017
Only proactive policies can minimize the human displacement caused by climate change.
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Less talk, more action on climate change
By Daniel Hersson on Wednesday, 21 December 2016
We debunk 4 myths of the post-Paris scenario on clean technology to encourage faster action on climate change.
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Asian judges should unite to fight climate change
By Irum Ahsan on Monday, 24 October 2016
At a time when halting climate change seems impossible, let us work with our judiciaries and become their partners to deal with this crisis head-on.
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Securing sustainable fishing in the Pacific Coral Triangle countries
By Mark Rosegrant on Monday, 24 October 2016
A new study shows that the Pacific islands’ future demand for fish can be addressed by scaling up aquaculture production, and coupling it with climate adaptation and environmental protection measures.
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What CSOs can do for climate change accountability
By Richeline Tan Mascarinas on Thursday, 06 October 2016
Engaging with civil society will help the Paris agreement’s accountability mechanism become more effective.
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5 lessons learned on building tomorrow’s clean technology leaders
By Danny Kennedy on Friday, 16 September 2016
Asia is central to the global transition to cleaner energy. Change must happen on an unprecedented scale. We need solutions, and we need them fast.
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Facing the social protection challenges of climate change
By Johanna Knoess on Thursday, 25 August 2016
We need social protection programs that address the social consequences of natural disasters.
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Emission trading schemes, interlinking can curtail GHG emissions
By Virender K. Duggal on Wednesday, 08 June 2016
ETSs have enormous potential to help countries achieve their national climate goals, and reduce emissions in a cost-effective manner if interlinked with each other.
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COP21 Paris Agreement and the carbon markets resurgence
By Virender K. Duggal on Monday, 23 May 2016
The new mechanism in the deal against climate change can generate momentum for market-based instruments to encourage low-carbon growth.
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3 reasons why climate change mitigation should be gender-sensitive
By Dagmar Zwebe on Monday, 09 May 2016
The importance of women benefiting from climate change mitigation efforts in Southeast Asia becomes clearer by the day.
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Climate reality: Kickstarting action in the Philippines
By Preety Bhandari on Monday, 21 March 2016
The Philippines' pledge to address climate change is ambitious, but the question is whether or not it will translate into an actual investment plan.
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Asian judiciary: Emerging leaders in climate change action
By Atsuko Hirose, Stephanie Venuti on Thursday, 17 December 2015
Asian judiciaries are setting the global benchmark on legal climate action through their work on cases with environmental implications.
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Draft Paris Outcome: Glass half full on a climate deal at COP21
By Preety Bhandari on Tuesday, 08 December 2015
In Paris, ministers have been given all of the ingredients for forging a global climate deal. It is now up to them to deliver a balanced and equitable agreement that protects the future of the planet.
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To meet emissions goal, PRC must scale up on carbon capture
By Annika Seiler on Tuesday, 01 December 2015
Now is the time for the PRC to make carbon capture storage the cornerstone of its policy to deliver on the government’s UNFCCC pledge of peaking emissions by 2030.
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More frequent disasters show urgency of climate deal at COP21
By Vinod Thomas on Friday, 27 November 2015
The spike in climate-related disasters is linked not only to people’s increased exposure and vulnerability, but also to changes in temperature and rainfall from rising greenhouse gases.
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The experience of Mexico’s Fonden in catastrophe bonds, lessons for Asia
By Salvador Perez on Monday, 09 November 2015
Asian countries threatened by natural hazards can learn from Mexico’s experience with its disaster fund and risk management strategy, including multi-catastrophe bonds.
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Blog poll: Disasters seen as Asia’s top climate change threat
By ADB Blog Team on Tuesday, 03 November 2015
In our October blog poll, we asked readers what they believed was the biggest climate change threat to people in Asia and the Pacific, the world’s most vulnerable region to the effects of climate change.
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