Focused action: priorities for addressing climate change in Asia and the Pacific
This document redefines ADB's strategic priorities in addressing the needed measures to protect the most vulnerable from the adverse effects of sea level rise, melting glaciers, more frequent and severe climate-related natural disasters, greater variability of rainfall, and other predicted consequences of climate change in Asia and the Pacific. It aims to use this opportunity to simultaneously generate local and global "co-benefits" for environment and economic development.
It outlines five priority areas and three modalities: (i) expanding the use of clean energy, (ii) encouraging sustainable transport and urban development, (iii) managing land use and forests for carbon sequestration, (iv) promoting climate-resilient development, and (v) strengthening related policies and institutions.