Introduction The impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific region threaten to undo hard-won gains in sustainable development that countries have made in recent decades. Climate change is putting...
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Introduction The impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific region threaten to undo hard-won gains in sustainable development that countries have made in recent decades. Climate change is putting...
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HIGHLIGHTS Asia in the Global Transition to Net Zero 1 Asia’s Special Stake in the Global Climate Crisis Developing Asia is highly vulnerable to climate change. Given its geographic features and...
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ADB Operations Reach $20.5 Billion in 2022, Addressing Crises, Building Resilience MANILA, PHILIPPINES (24 April 2023) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $20.5 billion from its own...
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Abstract The theme study sets out the transformations that are needed for Asia and the Pacific to transition to a net-zero-carbon future in support of sustainable development. It provides an outline...
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Global Crises Further Threaten Progress on SDGs: ADB–UN Report MANILA, PHILIPPINES (27 March 2023) — The convergence of multiple global crises is further jeopardizing Asia and the Pacific’s ability...
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Abstract: Promoting gender equality across the policy and programme framework of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is crucial for the Organization to realize its...
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New UN report reveals that climate pledges by countries in the Asia-Pacific are off track with the 1.5°C pathway As typhoons, floods, heatwaves and droughts in the Asia-Pacific region highlight the...
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A Business Case for Investment in Prevention and Solutions Introduction Most of the disaster displacement recorded globally has taken place in the Asia and Pacific region. An estimated 225.3 million...
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Summary for policymakers Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2022 for ESCAP Subregions: Summary for Policymakers builds on ESCAP’s Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2021, Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report...
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Women and men, in all their diversities, interact with the environment differently. For instance, evidence shows that climate change has gender differentiated impacts, employment data indicate that...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since the signing of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015, countries around the world have committed to equitable and inclusive development for girls...
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ADB Should Take Stronger Leadership Role for Effective Climate Action in Asia and Pacific Region — Independent Evaluation Report MANILA, PHILIPPINES (11 October 2021) —The Asian Development Bank...
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Integrated approaches for climate-resilient development supported by UNDP are improving lives and livelihoods – and protecting the planet – as nations race to address the climate crisis The climate...
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Introduction Cities in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific are growing at an unprecedented speed. The region’s population is expected to increase from 1.84 billion in 2017 to 3 billion by...
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The year 2020 marked the end of the Fourth United Nations Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011−2020 or informally called the Istanbul Programme of Action. During...
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Evolving and overlapping global crises hit the world’s most vulnerable nations the hardest. Now, more than ever, world leaders must demonstrate solidarity and support with concrete action. Question:...
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Executive Summary This Annual Report highlights the progress and results achieved during FY20. About the FY20 Annual Report This Annual Report highlights the progress and results achieved during...
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Inside this newsletter, you will find five original articles from the Bangkok Regional Hub, featuring the work of country office work-flows in Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, India, Indonesia,...
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is one of Earth’s most important climatic phenomena. ENSO, which refers to interactions between the ocean and atmosphere in the Equatorial...
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Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification The highly referenced climate classification map of Wladimir Köppen was published for the first time in 1900 and updated in its latest version by Rudolf Geiger in...