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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465354303321

Titolo

Focused action : priorities for addressing climate change in Asia and the Pacific / / [Asian Development Bank]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manila : , : Asian Development Bank, , 2010

ISBN

92-9092-100-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (75 p.)

Disciplina

363.73874095

Soggetti

Climatic changes - Asia

Climatic changes - Pacific Area

Forced migration - Environmental aspects - Asia

Forced migration - Environmental aspects - Pacific Area

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Publication stock no. RPT102359"--T.p. verso.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Executive Summary; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Progress with the ADB Climate Change Program; Broadening External Engagement; Enhancing Internal Capacity; Chapter 3: Priorities in the Region and ADB Responses; Expanding the Use of Clean Energy; Encouraging Sustainable Transport and Urban Development; Managing Land Use and Forests for Carbon Sequestration; Promoting Climate-Resilient Development; Strengthening Policies, Governance, and Capacities; Chapter 4: Modalities to Support the Agenda for Action

Mobilizing and Innovating to Meet Financing NeedsGenerating and Disseminating Knowledge; Cultivating and Fostering Partnerships; Chapter 5: Conclusion; Appendixes; 1. Asian Development Bank Climate Change Program Evolution and Partnerships; 2. Promotion of Clean Energy by the Asian Development Bank; 3. Climate Change Implications for the Urban and Transport Sectors; 4. Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Finding New Opportunities to Address Deforestation; 5. Climate Change Impacts, Country Priorities, and the Asian Development Bank's Role in Supporting Adaptation



6. Innovative Financing and Financing for Innovation7. Regional Consequences of Climate Change: Key Implications