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KEY MESSAGE Projected temperature increases in Vietnam are similar to the global average, ranging between 1.0°C and 3.4°C by 2080–2099 when compared with the 1986–2005 baseline. The range in possible...

KEY MESSAGES Temperature rise in Sri Lanka is projected to be marginally lower than the global average. Under the highest emissions pathway (RCP8.5) temperatures are projected to rise by 2.9°C–3.5°C...

HA NOI, VIET NAM (9 November 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $2.5 million grant to assist the Government of Viet Nam in providing emergency and humanitarian services to...

NUKU’ALOFA, TONGA, 23 October 2020 – Personal protective equipment and other essential medical equipment provided by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) with ADB funding support, the World...

Global movement calls for increased investment in education to avert catastrophe Education must be part of stimulus packages and education budgets must be protected. Paris, October 22, 2020 An...

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB’s) developing member countries (DMCs) frequently suffer significant catastrophic losses from natural disasters. Since 2004, over $500 billion has been lost, with...

A migrant-inclusive approach to risk mitigation benefits everyone and leads to better development outcomes. Introduction People on the move are among the highly vulnerable groups to the coronavirus...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (29 September 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $40 million concessional loan and a $10 million project grant to help manage and mitigate flooding in Nepal’s...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (23 September 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500 million loan to provide Indonesia with quick access to emergency financing in the event of disasters...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (25 September 2020) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and KfW, the German state-owned development bank, today signed agreements for €450 million (about $525 million) in...