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Asia-PacificMay 18 2023

ADB urges greater action on climate change

The Asian Development Bank’s annual meeting focused on the threat of climate change and provided real solutions and the steps that must be taken to prevent the situation worsening. Kimberley Long reports. 
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ADB urges greater action on climate change Water damage: floods in 2022 wiped 2.2% off Pakistan’s GDP

When the Asian Development Bank (ADB) last held its annual meeting in person in 2019, the pan-regional development bank covered a broad range of issues, from digitisation to intra-regional partnerships, with a view towards the climate crisis. Four years and a global pandemic later, the tone of discussion around the environment has become urgent.

While panels touched on financial inclusion and showcasing host country South Korea, the itinerary was dominated by the impact of climate change and how the region is at the bleeding edge of many of the greatest climate risks. 

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Kimberley Long is the Asia editor at The Banker. She joined from Euromoney, where she spent four years as transaction services editor. She has a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of Liverpool, and an MA in Print Journalism from the University of Sheffield. Between degrees she spent a year teaching English in Japan as part of the JET Programme.
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