In Focus Climate Change and ADB
Asian Development Bank | April 2011
Abstract
ADB is helping developing countries shift to low-carbon growth and protect those most vulnerable against the expected impacts of climate change.
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2011. In Focus Climate Change and ADB. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2109. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Work Environment
Urban Environment
Social Environment
Regulatory Environments
Marine Environment
International Environmental Relations
Institutional Environment Assessment
Global Environment
Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Strategy
Environmental Services
Environmental Resources
Environmental Management and Planning
Environmental Issues
Environmental Guidelines
Environmental Effects
Environment and Pollution Prevention
Climate
Climate change
Climate impacts assessment
Global climate change
Environmental Control
Environmental Technology
Land Development
Forestry Development
Fishery Development
Environmental Statistics
Environmental Planning
Environmental Management
Environmental Education
Environmental Capacity
Pollution Control
Nature Protection
Environmental Conservation
Climatic change
Climatic influence
Climatology
Investment bank
Investment policy
Air quality indexes
Ecological risk assessment
Environmental impact evaluation
Analysis of environmental impact
Environmental toxicology
Health risk assessment
Rain and rainfall
Acid precipitation
Ozone-depleting substance mitigation
Greenhouse gas mitigation
Prevention of pollution
Air quality
Air quality management
Pollution
City planning
Urban climatology
Bank investment
Capital investment
Investment banking
Venture capital
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