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… Investments in Resilience Remain Limited 7 2.4 Gender and Resilience Are Cornerstones of ADB Strategy 2030 7 … Investment in Resilience Requires Moving Beyond Gender 9 Mainstreaming 3.3 Women-Focused Investment in …

… strengthened social contracts, greater inclusion and gender equality, and improved access to justice and human … covered by all vaccines has increased significantly. Gender equality is another important dimension of human …

… in DMCs. There are also opportunities to support gender equality through a green and low-carbon recovery in … works toward several of the SDGs, including No Poverty, Gender Equality, and Affordable and Clean Energy.48 The … locally, where 46 IRENA. 2019. Renewable Energy: A Gender Perspective. Abu Dhabi. 47 This could be done through …

The report demonstrated the need for updated approached to aid for trade in the region to support effective participation in such agreement, undertake reforms and promote access to digitalisation in ways that promote inclusive development and deliver the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable development.

The pandemic further widened existing inequalities and vulnerabilities. Evidence also shows the reversal of hard-won gains in poverty reduction in several countries in the region. All this is happening alongside intensifying environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and te continued onslaught of natural hazards and climate change.

… and 89% to deliver societal co-benefits, such as gender inclusion (Mechler and Hochrainer-Stigler 2019). This … also generate co-benefits, for example, improvements in gender equality or enhancements in natural capital. This … in infrastructure services, such as income, age, and gender. For example, reduced access to sanitation may have …

… targets in their national policy and strategies Gender issues are factored into environmental planning Evidence that gender issues are factored into environmental planning 28 …

Data, which are growing at an unprecedented rate, are becoming an integral part of the daily lives of most people everywhere. But how does that matter for the more than 700 million people living in extreme poverty? Is the explosion in the new types and uses of data improving their lives? Or will poor people and poor countries be left behind, creating a widening gap between those who reap the benefits of this new data-driven world and those who do not?

There is enormous variety across cities in Asia and the Pacific, reflected in the unique challenges and opportunities associated with climate change that each of them face. Despite these differences, it is possible to see a common desire to contribute toward climate action. This publication clearly demonstrates that no matter the circumstances, cities are in a unique position to take action at the local level to address this global phenomenon.

The Asia and Pacific region has made significant progress in reducing poverty over the last half century. The poor and vulnerable populations suffer disproportionately from the adverse impacts of climate change and disasters, which results in loss of life, damage to household and community assets, disruption of livelihoods, and loss of income.