The Asia and Pacific region’s gas emissions from energy use alone are projected to be 127% higher in 2030 than they were in 2005, with the region responsible for 42% of all global energy-related emissions. The region must find and adopt new patterns of urban development, energy production and consumption, land use, and waste management, or else it will find itself increasingly contributing to the global climate change problem and broader resource degradation. Find out about ADB's ongoing and emerging climate change mitigation and adaptation program, and how ADB stands ready to play a catalytic role in helping Asia and the Pacific region meet the challenges brought about by climate change.

Keywords
ADB brochures,climate change, mitigation adaptation, Asia Pacific

Publication Date: 2007