Environment
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More than selling seashells: The unsung role of women in fisheries
By Anna Oposa, Deborah Robertson, Zonibel Woods on Friday, 14 June 2019
Seventy percent of the aquaculture workforce worldwide is female, with women playing key roles in fishing, processing, and marketing. Yet they do not reap the full benefits of their efforts.
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Investing in marine protected areas is investing in our own survival
By Francesco Ricciardi on Friday, 07 June 2019
Marine protected areas are a powerful way to allow ocean life to rebound while at the same time supporting tourism, local communities and sustainable fishing
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Rigs to reefs: How offshore oil platforms could prevent the next great ocean extinction
By Stephen Peters, Dan Millison on Wednesday, 05 June 2019
A pioneering initiative to transform defunct offshore oil platforms into artificial reefs could help unlock the power of the ocean to heal itself from the damage done by humans.
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Crystal clear: Asia’s cities are finding innovative ways to clean their skies
By Emma Marsden on Wednesday, 05 June 2019
In cities across Asia, air pollution levels are reaching alarming levels. There are workable solutions to cleaning up the air of the region’s urban areas but it will require resolve and innovation.
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Deep clean: How ‘blue finance’ can save our oceans
By Ingrid van Wees on Thursday, 02 May 2019
Cleaning the world’s oceans and keeping them clean is a gargantuan task that will involve far-reaching projects backed by innovative forms of financing
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Let’s scale up remote sensing technology to better evaluate projects
By Garrett Kilroy, Andrew Brubaker, Maya Vijayaraghavan on Thursday, 14 March 2019
Remote sensing technology can be a cost-effective tool to help international development practitioners monitor project outcomes
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The war against wildlife is a war against ourselves
By Francesco Ricciardi on Tuesday, 12 March 2019
It’s time to re-examine the actions we take to exterminate the wild animals and plants we need to survive, and start using stronger measures to protect them.
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Promoting green business: 3 priorities for action
By Daniele Ponzi, Erin Jan Sinogba on Wednesday, 30 January 2019
Consumers, investors, producers, distributors, and the public all have a role to play in taking partial responsibility for environmental management.
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Singapore providing test-bed for effectiveness of floating solar
By Bambang Susantono on Friday, 23 November 2018
Singapore is home to the world’s largest test-bed for a floating solar photo voltaic power generation system, the results of which will be watched keenly by ADB and many others.
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Fixing pollution in Ulaanbataar, starting with information
By Maria Pia Ancora on Wednesday, 31 October 2018
In the Mongolian capital, citizens need to know how to protect themselves from dangerous dirty air.
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Why wastewater matters, and innovation is indispensable
By Christian Walder on Friday, 28 September 2018
Innovative solutions can help Asian cities and communities leapfrog wastewater management challenges.
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How New Zealand contributes to ADB's approach to the Pacific
By Stephen P. Groff on Thursday, 23 August 2018
New Zealand and ADB are collaborating with Pacific nations to help them achieve their development goals.
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3 ways to better implement the environmental dimensions of the SDGs
By Emma Marsden, Simon Olsen, Eric Zusman on Wednesday, 11 July 2018
There is room for improvement on integrating the environmental aspects of the SDGs with national development processes.
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Putting waste to work for green and resilient cities
By Sonia Chand Sandhu on Thursday, 05 July 2018
Urban waste can be an asset. Not making the most of it is a missed opportunity for Asian cities.
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8 ways to promote natural capital investments in the GMS
By Pavit Ramachandran on Tuesday, 05 June 2018
Boosting investments in natural capital requires an accurate accounting of its economic value to guide policy-making.
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Strengthening resilience key to sustainable development in Asia-Pacific
By Bambang Susantono, Haoliang Xu, Shamshad Akhtar on Monday, 09 April 2018
Together, we must build the capacity of institutions in the region to cope with shocks.
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Supporting PRC's "mother river" will help achieve ecological civilization
By Stephen P. Groff on Friday, 09 February 2018
Vice-President Stephen Groff gives an update from his visit to the Upper Yangtze River region in the People’s Republic of China.
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Fostering sustainable development through carbon markets
By Virender K. Duggal on Tuesday, 30 January 2018
The co-benefits of projects supported by the Future Carbon Fund have changed the lives of thousands of people.
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How ADB is supporting PRC’s drive to become an “ecological civilization”
By Stephen P. Groff on Monday, 11 December 2017
Vice-President Stephen Groff explains how ADB is helping the People’s Republic of China deliver environmentally sustainable growth and achieve its climate targets.
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Time to think green in financing, too
By Anouj Mehta on Wednesday, 29 November 2017
Only when green finance is mainstreamed into financing will infrastructure projects be good value for money, as well as good for the environment.
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