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NDC advance is a dedicated technical assistance platform established by the Asian Development (ADB) to help its developing member countries (DMC's) mobilize finance, build capacity, and provide knowledge and other support needed to implement their nationally determined contributions (NDC's). It is being implemented through three separate but strategically linked subprojects

The shared approach recognizes and addresses significant challenges that are endemic to the Pacific. These include: remoteness and isolation, small populations prevalence and diversity of traditional social practices and economies, limited administrative and technical capacity, frequency and severity of natural disasters and vulnerability to climate change.

South Tarawa’s water resources are highly stressed due to the capital’s small land area, lack of natural water storage, competing land uses, and densely populated urban environment. Kiribati already faces significant challenges from oceanic and meteorological conditions, all to be exacerbated by climate change. Sea level rise is of particular concern. Sea water over topping will increasingly threaten the fresh water stored in the groundwater lenses, and sea level rise will also exacerbate existing seasonal conditions such as heavy rains and king tides4 that affect access to safe water

While covid-19 has resulted in a severe global health and economic crisis, it also presents an opportunity for a green, sustainable and resilient recovery. The International Energy agency (IEA) estimated that the pandemic will result in at least a 5% decrease in global energy demand and a 7% decrease in global energy-related greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions 2020, but at the cost of severe economic effects. The recovery phase, in which stimulus funding will be needed can be oritented to support the transaction to a low-carbon energy system while at the same time support economic recovery through job creation and provision of required fundamental quality energy infrastructure.

This report aims to assess the transport sector in the Pacific and to operationalize the transport sector work in the region of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This assessment, strategy, and road map (ASR) provides an overview of the transport sector in the Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The ASR highlights sector performance, priority development constraints and ADB's support, experience and strategic directions for the transport sector in its Pacific DMCs.

The work of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the Pacific energy sector is empowering people and communities. Energy sector operations in ADB’s Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) are financing new sources of renewable power, supply side energy efficiency, and battery energy storage systems (BESSs) to help grids absorb intermittent sources of power. In addition, these operations are supporting stakeholders to improve sector governance, sustainability, regulation, and management.