Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- A. Disaster Profile and Trends in Asia and the Pacific -- B. Disaster Risks and Development in Asia and the Pacific -- C. Disaster Risk Management at ADB -- 2 Scope of a National...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figure and Boxes -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Incentives for Disaster Risk Reduction -- What Are Incentives? -- How Are Incentives Used in the Case Study Urban Areas? -- 4 Designing an Incentive Program for Disaster Risk...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Key Concepts -- A. Natural Hazards: One Component of Disaster Risk -- B. Measuring Natural Hazards: Frequency, Intensity, Location -- C. Understanding Return Periods -- D. The...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- A. Rationale for ADB's Engagement in Integrated Disaster Risk Management -- B. Past ADB Practice for Incorporating Disaster Risk Information in Project Design -- C. Key...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures, Tables, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- I. Background -- II. Purpose -- III. Methodology and Options -- IV. Knowledge Cycle and Project Cycle -- A. Knowledge Cycle -- B. Project Cycle -- V. Recommendations -- A....

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Weights and Measures -- Executive Summary -- 1 Background -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Clean Development Mechanism and Sustainable Development -- 1.3 The Paris...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- 1. IntroductIon -- 1.1 A Low-Carbon Future Matters for Viet Nam -- 1.2 Viet Nam's Energy and Emissions Context -- 1.3 Current Climate Change and Green...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Abbreviations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1 The Philippines has a large stake in climate change -- 1.2 Greenhouse gas emissions are low but rising rapidly -- 1.3 Energy supply is...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- I. Overview -- A. Objective and Scope -- B. Organization of the Report -- II. Human Capital Development and Economic Growth -- A. Overview of Human Development,...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- The President's Statement -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1 About ADB and the Sustainability Report -- Financing Development and Managing Risks -- Strategic Approach to Development -- Stakeholder...