Building resilience with nature
Nature-based solutions are gaining credibility as an effective way to make vulnerable communities more resilient against climate change.
ADB to more than double climate financing for vulnerable Pacific countries
Vice-President Stephen Groff, in Fiji for a COP23 meeting, reveals that ADB will mobilize over $500 million in climate finance for the Pacific until 2021.
Climate finance or development finance?
What makes an investment a climate change adaptation rather than a development project is not always a straightforward question.
Get ready for climate impacts beyond your imagination
We must be fully aware that extreme weather events will become more frequent and severe to prepare better for their impacts.
How global warming will hurt Asian economic growth
Countries in the region have much to lose if they don’t act now to curb temperature rise.
Using high-tech infrastructure to fight climate change
Taking urgent action to combat climate change means building infrastructure that can withstand its impacts.
How farmers cope with natural disasters in Bangladesh, Pakistan
Post-disaster strategies help farmers overcome immediate losses while they wait for assistance.
Heading off a climate migration crisis in Asia
Only proactive policies can minimize the human displacement caused by climate change.
Less talk, more action on climate change
We debunk 4 myths of the post-Paris scenario on clean technology to encourage faster action on climate change.
Asian judges should unite to fight climate change
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.