MANILA, PHILIPPINES (23 September 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $251 million loan for urban flood protection and management in the Chennai–Kosasthalaiyar river basin in...
KEY MESSAGES • Between 1970 and 2013, Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak regions experienced surface mean temperature increase of 0.14°C–0.25°C per decade. • Under RCP8.5, the highest emissions...
KEY MESSAGES • While data are limited, historical records indicate an increase in annual temperatures of just under 1°C over the 20th century in Bhutan, with daily minimum temperatures increasing at...
KEY MESSAGES • Observations show temperature increases across Thailand since the mid-20th century and an increase in annual precipitation. Most of this increase occurs during the wet season. • By the...
KEY MESSAGES • Cambodia is projected to experience warming of 3.1°C by the 2090s, against the baseline conditions over 1986–2005 under the highest emissions pathway, RCP8.5. • Increases in annual...
KEY MESSAGES Historical temperatures show a warming trend since the mid-20th century, with average annual mean temperature increasing by approximately 0.6°C and a significant increase in hot days and...
PREFACE Kiribati is one of the most remote and least developed countries in the world. The capital, South Tarawa, is dependent on groundwater, which is seriously threatened by climate change-induced...
SUVA, FIJI (9 August 2021) - The rollout of vaccines to protect children against cervical cancer, pneumonia, and rotavirus has begun in Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu. The deployment of these three vaccines...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (22 July 2021) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today approved a loan of $165 million for the Government of Nepal to purchase safe and effective vaccines against the coronavirus...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (19 July 2021) — A six-year, pioneering regional technical assistance initiative has boosted the capacity of health systems in Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao...