Asian Development Bank

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ADB is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Established in 1966, ADB is now owned by 67 members - of which 48 are from within Asia and the Pacific and 19 outside.

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2023
This study analyzes how the role of ASEAN economies in global value chains has helped spur their recovery and cut poverty.
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2023
This brief explores how new satellite imagery technology can help predict the impact of tropical cyclones in climate vulnerable countries such as Fiji, analyze their potential compounding effects, and improve disaster risk management.
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Pakistan Floods 2022 PDNA Cover
2022
This PDNA assesses the impact of the 2022 floods in 94 calamity-hit districts across Pakistan. It serves as the foundation for future analysis, including a resilient recovery and reconstruction strategy and a coordinated effort for building back better.
Pakistan - government Asian Development Bank United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters World Bank, the European Union
ADB Resilient Infrastructure Project Snapshot Tonga Cyclone Gita Recovery Project
2021
This report is a brief summary of Asian Development Bank's Resilient Infrastructure Project to support Tonga for its recovery from the 2018 Cyclone Gita.
Asian Development Bank
2020
This study evaluates the impact of “group subsidies,” a policy intervention to repair and reinstall damaged capital goods and facilities of small and medium-sized enterprises after the Great East Japan earthquake.
Asian Development Bank
2019
This paper examines the economic dimensions of building back better (BBB) after disaster events and proposes four criteria for effectiveness: safety, speed, inclusiveness, and long-term economic potential.
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Mission

ADB is a multilateral development finance institution dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific. Established in 1966, ADB is now owned by 67 members - of which 48 are from within Asia and the Pacific and 19 outside.

 
Disaster Reduction Goal

To support the developing member countries in achieving poverty reduction, sustaining economic growth, reducing disaster losses, and enhancing natural resource management through investments in disaster resilience.

DRR activities
Policies and Programmes in DRR

ADB’s work in disaster risk management is guided by its Disaster and Emergency Assistance Policy (DEAP, 2004), which establishes a series of objectives focusing on:
• strengthening support for reducing disaster risk in developing member countries;
•providing rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance following disasters; and
•leveraging ADB’s activities by developing partnerships.

The Disaster and Emergency Assistance Policy is being implemented through an integrated disaster risk management (IDRM) approach that bring together the elements of disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA), and disaster risk financing (DRF) within an overarching context of resilience.

Disaster Reduction Focal Point(s)

Charlotte Benson
Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist
Public Management, Governance and Participation Division
Regional and Sustainable Development Department
Email: cbenson@adb.org

Websites

http://www.adb.org/themes/governance/disaster-risk-management

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.