1. ADB ’ s Climate Change Program Media Leaders Forum 7 December 2011, Singapore Robert van Zwieten Director Capital Markets and Financial Sectors Division Private Sector Operations Department Asian Development Bank

5. ‘Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future.’ Niels Bohr, Danish physicist (1885 - 1962)

6. Outline  About ADB  Overview of Climate Change Challenges in Asia-Pacific  ADB’s Response: Strategy and Actions

7. ADB Basics  The Asian Development Bank (ADB): – Multilateral development finance institution established in 1966 – Poverty reduction is overarching mandate – Provides financial and technical assistance – 67 members – 48 of which are from Asia and Pacific region – 2008-2010 approved financing:$11 to $16 billion/year  ADB’s strategic agenda (Strategy 2020): – Inclusive economic growth – Environmentally sustainable growth (environment including climate change: one of five core areas of operations) – Regional integration

8. Most Affected Asian Countries by Climate-Related Threats DroughtsFloodsStormsSea Level rise (1m)Agriculture MalawiBangladeshPhilippineslow-lying Island StatesSudan EthiopiaChinaBangladeshVietnamSenegal ZimbabweIndiaMadagascarEgyptZimbabwe IndiaCambodiaViet NamTunisiaMali Mozambique MoldovaIndonesiaZambia NigerLaosMongoliaMauritaniaMorocco MauritaniaPakistanHaitiChinaNiger EritreaSri LankaSamoaMexicoIndia SudanThailandTongaMyanmarMalawi ChadViet NamPRCBangladeshAlgeria KenyaBeninHondurasSenegalEthiopia IranRwandaFijiLibyaPakistan Note: The typology is based on both absolute effects (e.g., total number of people affected) and relative effects (e.g., number affected as a share of GDP). Source: IPCC data

9. Developing Asia’s Share in Global Energy-Related CO 2 Emissions 2008 Actual (World) Total = 29,260 Mil tons CO 2 2030 Projection (World) Total = 40,009 Mil tons CO 2 Rest of the World Developing Asia Data Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2010 67% 33%45% 55%

10. ADB’s Response: Climate Change Strategic Priorities Finance KnowledgePartnership Scaling-up Clean Energy Encouraging Sustainable Transport and Urban Development Managing Land Use and Forests for Carbon Sequestration Strengthening Policies, Governance and Capacity Modalities Priorities Promoting Climate-resilient Development

11. ADB Climate Change Projects

12. Key Initiatives  Clean Energy –$1.76 billion 2010 investments; $2 billion target by 2013 –Asia Solar Energy Initiative: 3,000 MW by 2013 –Quantum Leap in Wind: 1 GW by 2016 –Energy for All: 100 million poor by 2015  Sustainable Transport and Urban Development –Sustainable Transport Initiative –Cities Development Initiative for Asia –Urban Operational Plan  Land Use/Forest for Carbon Sequestration –Piloting REDD/Forest Investment Program: e.g. Indonesia and Lao PDR

13. Key Initiatives  Mainstreaming climate resilience in core development planning – Pilot Program on Climate Resilience for Bangladesh, Cambodia, Nepal, Tajikistan and the Pacific  Increasing resilience of vulnerable sectors (e.g. agriculture, water, energy, transport)  Climate proofing vulnerable projects  Addressing social dimensions: e.g. climate-induced migration, health impacts

14. Finance  Mobilizing concessional resources – Internal funds: Climate Change Fund, Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility – External funds: CIF, GEF  Maximizing market mechanisms – Carbon Market Program: upfront carbon finance and technical assistance  Catalyzing private capital – Direct project finance (lending, guarantees) – Equity investments

15. Leveraging Private Capital for Technology Innovation and Diffusion  Asia Climate Change and Clean Energy Venture Capital Initiative: $60 million equity investments  Pilot Climate Technology Finance Center – Technology mainstreaming in development plans – Technical support for projects on climate technology – Advisory assistance to venture capital funds – Marketplace for low-carbon technologies  “Private Equity Fund”

16. Knowledge and Partnerships  Finance – CIF, GEF (with MDBs and Donor Partners)  Knowledge and Outreach – Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (with UNEP) – Multimedia campaign (with Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union) – Asia Clean Energy Forum, Urban Forum, Transport Forum (with several partners) – Studies on economics of climate change (with UK) agriculture (with IFPRI), Energy (with TERI) migration (with University of Adelaide), climate impacts on coastal megacities (with WB, JICA)

17. MitigationAdaptation Finance Technology International Finance Community UNFCCC “Bali Building Blocks” … and IFI/MDB relevance today Pushing the Innovation Frontier

18. Thank You