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Agriculture and natural resources, Climate change, Environment

Integrated solutions to rangeland degradation in Mongolia

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The Mongolian rangelands are sensitive to climate change and variability, and their degradation has been alarming.

Climate change, Environment, Water

The “invisible” water crisis: Groundwater sustainability in Asia and the Pacific

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Groundwater overexploitation has raised concerns about resource sustainability and environmental degradation.

Climate change, Environment, Governance and public sector management

Ocean governance and blue finance for revitalizing the blue economy

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The impacts of climate change, marine pollution, unsustainable fishing, and rapid, unsustainable coastal development are threatening ocean ecosystems and jeopardizing small island nations and other developing coastal economies.

Climate change, Environment, Poverty, Social development and protection

Protecting victims of climate-induced migration and displacement in South Asia

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South Asia is home to a quarter of the world’s population and is extremely susceptible to climate change-induced displacement and migration.

Economics, Environment, Finance sector development, Governance and public sector management

Supporting blue skies through green development loans

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Close collaboration, innovative project design, and technical and management capacity building have supported green development and air quality improvement by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Economics, Environment, Finance sector development, Governance and public sector management

Central banks lead the way on green monetary policy

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Central banks are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of considering climate change risks, such as physical and transition risks, and some have already launched monetary policy initiatives within the mandate of price stability.

Economics, Environment, Information and Communications Technology, Infrastructure, Social development and protection, Urban development

Levelling up innovation in Asia

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Innovation is playing a vital role in the economic, social, and environmental progress of Asia and the Pacific and has been an important factor in the region's rapid and successful transformation. However, many countries in the region lag behind, innovating at a fraction of the pace as countries in similar or even lower income groups.

Climate change, Environment, Social development and protection

Circularity of plastics: From managing waste to generating less waste

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With urbanization and the growing global population, much focus has been placed on finding solutions for improving solid waste management as a way to curb the growing amounts of waste being generated. However, governments should instead look at the root cause of the issue and shift toward exploring ways to generate less waste.

Energy, Environment, Governance and public sector management, Transport

The next steps for meeting nationally determined contributions after COP26

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Reductions in emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) must be achieved in the coming decades to avoid catastrophic global temperature rises. Limiting global warming to within 1.5°C will require rapid, far-reaching, and unprecedented changes in all sectors. GHG emissions in Asia and the Pacific now account for over 50% of the world’s total.

Climate change, Economics, Environment

After COP26, developing Asia’s challenge is meeting ambitious climate commitments

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Developing Asian countries, such as Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Thailand, and Viet Nam, have announced their net-zero carbon emission targets by mid-century at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, and financing climate change mitigation has been at the forefront of discussions for making ambitious climate action a reality.