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Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management

ADB is prioritizing climate and disaster resilience, alongside low-carbon development, in response to the growing threats facing Asia and the Pacific.

  • Disasters triggered by natural hazards and escalating climate change impacts seriously threaten economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific.
     

    Disasters triggered by natural hazards and escalating climate change impacts seriously threaten economic and social development in Asia and the Pacific.

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  • With Asia and the Pacific responsible for more than half of all global carbon emissions, transitioning to clean energy is key to tackling climate change.
     

    With Asia and the Pacific responsible for more than half of all global carbon emissions, transitioning to clean energy is key to tackling climate change.

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  • To combat climate change effectively, limited public sector funds must be deployed to leverage significant amounts of private capital.
     

    To combat climate change effectively, limited public sector funds must be deployed to leverage significant amounts of private capital.

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  • Disaster risk index, 2021

    9 out of 15 nations most affected by extreme weather are in Asia and the Pacific.

  • ADB climate financing, 2021

    ADB is prioritizing climate and disaster resilience and low-carbon development in response to the growing threats facing Asia and the Pacific.

  • ADB climate finance by region, 2021

    ADB is elevating its ambition to $100 billion in cumulative climate financing from its own resources to its developing member countries in 2019-2030.

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ADB has placed combating climate change and its consequences at the top of its development agenda. The bank is therefore scaling up support to address climate change, disaster risks, and environmental degradation, elevating its ambition of $100 billion in cumulative climate financing from its own resources to its developing member countries for the period 2019-2030.

The bank supports policies, practices, and technology that lower GHG emissions and is mainstreaming a comprehensive approach to climate and disaster resilience. The bank’s work also focuses on promoting environmental sustainability and highlighting the link between water, food, and energy.

ADB is promoting climate and disaster resilience in the region by investing in water supply, sanitation, irrigation, flood control, transport and energy infrastructure. The bank works with its developing member countries to build resilience to climate change impacts and disasters. Investment in climate and disaster resilience can contribute to sustained economic growth, poverty reduction, and enhanced natural resources management.

ADB is also engaged across Asia and the Pacific in supporting sustainable forest management and conservation efforts, as well as agricultural land use improvements, to promote carbon conservation.

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Our Impact

Results delivered in 2021 from ADB projects.

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Total annual GHG reduction

*tCO2e = tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent

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People benefiting from strengthened
climate and disaster resilience

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Area with reduced flood risk

Source:
2021 Development Effectiveness Review

What's New

Experts

Warren Evans
Warren Evans

Special Senior Advisor (Climate Change)

Noelle O'Brien
Noelle O'Brien

Chief of Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Thematic Group concurrently Director

Charlotte Benson
Charlotte Benson

Unit Head, Disaster Risk Management

Contact

  Email the Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Group

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