In the Philippines, solutions that respect river dynamics and ecosystem functions were adopted to keep vulnerable communities safe from natural hazards. Introduction In highly populated river and...
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Executive Summary Resilience is a critical challenge for developing Asia, where exposure to climate and geophysical hazards is widespread. Between 2004 and 2020, disasters caused losses of over $500...
This study explores the potential impacts of compounding risk between natural hazards and infectious disease outbreaks such as the recent COVID-19 pandemic in the Central Asia Regional Economic...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (21 April 2022) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and fund manager ILX Management (ILX) signed cooperation arrangements that will help scale up private sector investments to address...
PORT VILA, VANUATU (11 April 2022) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Vanuatu on 8 April signed grant agreements totaling $2.9 million to improve resilience in the Greater Port...
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Introduction This report, released two years after COVID-19 began spreading around the world, considers how countries have been responding to this complex and still evolving pandemic, and highlights...
This accompanying publication takes the recommendations from the Baguio City Gender and Inclusion Study and the Policy and Practice Recommendations for a Gender Transformative Flood Early Warning...
The Baguio City Gender and Inclusion Study Report is the first deliverable in the project “PHI: Gender Transformative Approach for Strengthened Development, Application, and Replication of the Baguio...
The Baguio City Gender and Inclusion Study Report is the first deliverable in the project “PHI: Gender Transformative Approach for Strengthened Development, Application, and Replication of the Baguio...
The factsheet summarizes results from the 9th wave of the Socio-economic impact assessment of COVID-19 in Cambodia which is carried out in partnership with UNICEF and ADB.
The Philippines is preparing for more severe and frequent flooding as climate change ramps up extreme weather events. This brief shares insights from pilot projects developing integrated flood risk...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (9 February 2022) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $2 million grant to support the Government of the Philippines’ emergency response to the devastation in central...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (8 February 2022) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced a $500,000 (1.13 million pa’anga) grant to the Government of Tonga to help restore life-sustaining services...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (7 February 2022) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today announced the release of a $5 million (40.3 million Solomon Islands dollar) grant from its Pacific Disaster Resilience...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (25 January 2022) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $405 million in grants to support food security and help sustain the delivery of essential health and education...
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Executive Summary The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and associated social and economic costs have placed infectious disease at the top of sovereign and corporate risk registers. The high...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (21 January 2022) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a $10 million (around 22.68 million pa’anga) grant to the Government of Tonga to assist with early recovery and...
The factsheet summarizes results from the 8th wave of the Socio-economic impact assessment of COVID-19 in Cambodia which is carried out in partnership with UNICEF and ADB.
Executive Summary Poverty and climate nexus needs special attention. Climate and disaster risk poses a serious threat to the socioeconomic development of Indonesia and undermines the country’s...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (27 December 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has allocated $4.1 million in technical assistance to help agri-food value chains and rural economies in Asia and the Pacific...