Asian Development Bank, Mandaluyong Videos
Videos by Asian Development Bank in Mandaluyong. Asia & the Pacific's Climate Bank.
Developing countries increasingly need to adapt to devastating climate effects, but this requires new funding. Bhutan Finance Minister Lekey Dorji sets out the challenges in generating climate finance, while noting that partnerships with Multilateral Development Banks are crucial: https://ow.ly/Lkrx50TrsHU
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Developing countries increasingly need to adapt to devastating climate effects, but this requires new funding. Bhutan Finance Minister Lekey Dorji sets out the challenges in generating climate finance, while noting that partnerships with Multilateral Development Banks are crucial: https://ow.ly/Lkrx50TrsHU
Insurance offers a buffer against climate-related shocks. We asked ADB's Christine Engstrom, who's heading the #CDRIForum at our headquarters this week, to share how innovative solutions can help mitigate climate change impacts across the region: https://ow.ly/Shvm50Tqzgk
Are you ready to join ADB’s Young Professionals Program and help us shape the future of development in Asia and the Pacific? Visit our website to learn more. Applications are open until 4 October: https://ow.ly/kBkj50TqzoB
New technology can support bold climate action, drive innovation, and improve public service delivery in Asia and the Pacific. ADB Vice-President for Market Solutions Bhargav Dasgupta shares how the Strategy 2030 Midterm Review—an update to ADB’s corporate strategy—will drive digital transformation and help navigate risks: https://ow.ly/AaG450ToLOu
Critical public goods like pandemic preparedness, food security, and air quality management require coordinated action by a wide range of states and stakeholders. ADB Director General for Sector Groups Ramesh Subramaniam shares how the Strategy 2030 Midterm Review—an update to ADB's corporate strategy—will make regional cooperation and public goods a priority for the region. https://ow.ly/80eW50ToLQY
The private sector is key to providing the financing needed to solve Asia Pacific's most pressing development issues. ADB Director General for Private Sector Suzanne Gaboury shares how the Strategy 2030 Midterm Review—an update to ADB's corporate strategy—will boost support to the private sector to help tackle the climate crisis and achieve the SDGs: https://ow.ly/NHvc50Th2V7
Health, economic, and climate shocks are threatening hard-fought gains in Asia and the Pacific. ADB Director of Gender Equality Samantha Hung shares how the Strategy 2030 Midterm Review — an update to ADB's corporate strategy — will promote equality, empower women, and deliver inclusive and sustainable growth: https://ow.ly/44VM50TlENz
Emerging markets are particularly vulnerable to shifts in US monetary policy. Countries with strong institutions and solid macroeconomic fundamentals are better prepared to handle these fluctuations. It is crucial to invest in these foundations to decrease vulnerabilities and promote long-term economic growth: https://ow.ly/3vYI50TlCe3
There can be no real development without climate action. ADB Director General for Climate Change and Sustainable Development Bruno Carrasco shares how the Strategy 2030 Midterm Review — an update to ADB's corporate strategy — can help Asia and the Pacific scale up investments for a greener, more resilient future: https://ow.ly/ATiu50TkMuc
The global transition to renewable energy is not just a vision but a blueprint for a sustainable and cleaner future. There are many challenges. That is why it is important that we work together to harness the full potential of green energy.
Collaboration Key to Mobilizing Climate Finance
Regional knowledge sharing is key to mobilizing climate financing.
Undersecretary Maria Luwalhati Dorotan Tiuseco, from the Philippines' Department of Finance, highlights how initiatives like the ASEAN Climate Finance Policy Platform enables collaboration on the region's most pressing climate financing issues.
The Philippine government has set ambitious targets to build a climate and disaster-resilient economy. Collaborative and capacity building initiatives like the ASEAN Climate Finance Policy Platform are critical to their success. Megan Barte, Division Chief of the Climate Finance Policy Group of the Philippines' Department of Finance, speaks more on the platform's potential impact.
Finance ministries are key to mobilizing the vast resources needed to address the climate crisis.The ASEAN Climate Finance Policy Platform, launched today, will strengthen ministries of finance leadership on climate action. ADB Vice President Scott Morris shares why this initiative is important and why the bank supports it.
Green growth requires investing in our natural capital while reducing emissions through efficient, cost-effective strategies. Read our blog to learn how we can protect the environment as economies in the region grow: https://ow.ly/YpQp50T3GBR
Good data is critical to making well-informed and evidenced-based policies. A new ADB publication outlines how better data gathering and analysis can help governments respond more effectively to climate change impacts: https://ow.ly/Auxm50T3Ffs
Meet Giga Sopromadze. He works in the Mayor’s office in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, with a focus on supporting persons living with disabilities. The work is challenging, but Giga, as you’ll discover, has spent a lifetime overcoming obstacles. ADB is proud to support Giga’s important work through the upcoming redevelopment of the Tbilisi Metro system to make it accessible to all and new government urban planning guidelines to accommodate the needs of the marginalized, especially persons living with disabilities and the elderly. #ADBAnnualMeeting #ADBTbilisi
How can we reduce the carbon footprint of global value chains and use trade policies to help achieve net zero emissions? Find out on February 26 in our #AEIR report.