10.01.2013 Integrated Urban Development Sector Project (Grant-0108) The Project will improve the urban infrastructure by providing an efficient and well-maintained primary road network, all-weather roads to low-income and low-lying residential areas, well-maintained and functional drainage systems, effective trunk drainage systems, and groundwater quality monitoring wells. This project considers climate change adaptation during... THEMES: Natural Resources and AgricultureUrban Areas and Infrastructure Tonga
10.01.2013 Integrated Assessments of Vulnerabilities and Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in the Western Region of China With barriers such as extremely fragile ecological conditions, few financial resources, poor infrastructure, low levels of education, and little access to technology and markets, Western China has been suffering from climate variations and will experience severe impacts of climate change on food production, water resources,... THEMES: Communication and Awareness China
10.01.2013 Strengthening the Capacity of Pacific Developing Member Countries to Respond to Climate Change (Phase 1) (RETA-7394) Improved ability and resilience of Pacific Developing Member Countries (DMCs) to prepare for, and respond to, the challenges posed by climate change impacts through undertaking adaptation and mitigation measures. This Technical Assistance will facilitate the development of adequate climate change adaptation and mitigation plans among... THEMES: Gender and Social Impacts All Countries
10.01.2013 Strengthening Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle of the Pacific (Phase 2) The TA will help ensure food security for the populations in Pacific coral triangle countries due to increased resilience of their marine and coastal ecosystems. It will also support the introduction of a more effective coastal and marine resource management, especially those associated with coral... THEMES: Coastal Zone Management All Countries
10.01.2013 Regional Partnerships for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Preparedness (TA-6496) This Technical Assistance (TA) will strengthen financial resilience of participating Pacific islands to the effects of natural disasters, including those exacerbated by human-induced climate change. The outcome of this TA will be an improved geophysical-information-environment which supports greater resilience to climate impacts/shocks through both government... THEMES: Disaster Risk ReductionFinancing Adaptation All Countries
10.01.2013 Road Rehabilitation Project (Loan-2718) The project will rehabilitate 27.5 km of main road and 6 km of feeder and access roads on the South Tarawa atoll which joins the airport with the seaport of Betio through the administrative capital of Bairiki and runs the length of a narrow and... THEMES: Urban Areas and Infrastructure Kiribati
10.01.2013 Second Road Improvement (Sector) Project (Grant-0175,-0176,-0177,-0207,-0210) ADB approved a $24 million grant for the Second Solomon Islands Road Improvement Project to repair the infrastructure damaged by the floods, and provide increased attention to changing climate patterns and the damages these can cause to infrastructure. To make the national network of provincial... THEMES: Communication and AwarenessUrban Areas and Infrastructure Solomon Islands
10.01.2013 Transport Sector Development Project (Grant-0243) The project will improve access to socioeconomic opportunities and create an enabling business environment by rehabilitating and maintaining land, sea, and air transport infrastructure. Under the project, infrastructure investments will be planned, and designs will incorporate measures for adapting to climate change impacts, including sea... THEMES: Urban Areas and Infrastructure Solomon Islands
10.01.2013 Avatiu Port Development Project & Avatiu Port Development Project (supplementary) (Loan-2473/2472, Loan-2739) The Project will rehabilitate and expand the capacity of Avatiu port. The Project comprises (i) widening the harbor entrance, (ii) dredging to increase the depth alongside the wharf plus dredging and enlarging the ship turning area, and (iii) reconstructing and realigning the quay and repairing... THEMES: Urban Areas and Infrastructure Cook Islands
10.01.2013 Policy Study on Government Public Expenditure in Agricultural Production (TA-7306) The TA is enhanced sustainable agricultural production and food security in the PRC. The TA will (i) assess the impact of climate change on crop productivity and its implications for food security at the national and subnational levels; (ii) study the implications for subnational agricultural... THEMES: Natural Resources and Agriculture China