This paper considers the potential extent of adaptation to sea level rise by examining the adaptation of communities in low-lying Philippine islands that flood during spring tides. Sea level rise...
The Asia and the Pacific region is transitioning from largely agrarian and rural economies to increasingly nonagricultural and urban economies, and from subsistence to commercial agriculture...
I. INTRODUCTION Disasters can hit anybody, but it is often the poor who are the most affected. The poor have little financial resources they can rely on during emergencies. Due to their low social...
NADI, FIJI (4 May 2019) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $2 million grant to prepare the Nadi Flood Alleviation Project. The ADB technical assistance (TA) was confirmed during the...
NADI, FIJI (1 May 2019) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will expand support to help the Pacific islands build stronger resilience to global economic shocks, disasters, and climate change, ADB...
NADI, FIJI (1 May 2019) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Ireland today signed agreements establishing the Ireland Trust Fund for Building Climate Change and Disaster...
This publication provides an update of developments in Pacific economies and explores topical policy issues to date. The 10th edition features policy briefs focusing on the effects of climate change,...
NUKU’ALOFA, TONGA (29 April 2019) — Tonga’s economy is expected to improve with reconstruction and infrastructure projects underpinning the recovery from 2018’s Cyclone Gita, according to a new Asian...
KATHMANDU, NEPAL (26 April 2019) — Prime Minister of Nepal Mr. K.P. Sharma Oli handed over the newly reconstructed Sanjiwani Secondary School in Dhulikhel to the community at a ceremony on 24 April...
The annual Asian Development Outlook, now in its 30th year, analyzes economic performance in the past year and forecasts performance in the next 2 years for the 45 economies in Asia and the Pacifi c...