Accelerating Climate Resilience in Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment  Client: Government of the Philippines, ADB, ADB, Japan Fund for [...]

Preparation of the Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Project in Maldives    Client: ADB and MoECCT |   Duration:  June 2023 [...]

Supporting the preparation of the Green Infrastructure for Ethnic Minorities Project Client: Asian Development Bank   |   Duration:  August 2021 – [...]

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) - Guidelines for Thailand The report was created for the project Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Rayong Rayong Province for [...]

Demonstration of Sustainable and Resilient Development in Hue, Ha Giang and Vinh Yen Client: Asian Development Bank    |   Partners: Nippon Koei Japan and [...]

Priority River Basins Flood Risk Management Project - TACF TA Consulting Firm for Flood Risk Management and Asset Management Support Client: Asian Development Bank  [...]

Integrating Strategic Environmental Assessment Power Planning Report The report was created for the project SEA of the Hydropower Master Plan in the context of [...]

Investing in Climate Change Adaptation through Agroecological Landscape Restoration Client: ADB   |   Partners: ICRAF, CEDAC   |   Duration:  2021 - 2023   |   Location: Cambodia [...]

Strengthening Capacity on Disaster Risk Assessment, Reduction and Transfer Instruments in Mongolia Partner: PwC India and EnvironLLC Mongolia   |  Donor: Funded by the Japan [...]

In March 2020, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) released a Good Practice Brief on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for erosion control based on the findings and experience of the project Promoting [...]

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of Rayong Province Master Plan & Revision of Thai Draft SEA Guidelines As part of the project Strategic Environmental Assessment [...]

Preparing the Landslide Risk Management Sector Project Donor: Asian Development Bank  |  Partner: Tre Altamira and SEC GEOPRIBOR  |  Duration: 2019 - 2020  | [...]

Implementing innovative approaches for water governance Donor/Partner: Funded by Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and administered by the Asian Development Bank  |  Duration: 2018-2019 [...]

Strengthening Early Warning, Resilient Agriculture and Rural Development Donor/Partner: Funded by the Government of Canada and administered by the Asian Development Bank    | [...]

Natural Solutions to Erosion Control in Viet Nam - Lessons and Going Forward The objective of the Promoting Climate Resilient Rural Infrastructure in Northern [...]

Natural Solutions to Erosion Control in Viet Nam - Case Studies from the Northern Mountainous Region The impact of natural events such as floods, [...]

Promoting Climate Resilient Rural Infrastructure in Northern Viet Nam - Report Series The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Capacity Development Technical Assistance project Promoting Climate Resilient [...]

Building Climate Change Resilience in Asia's Critical Infrastructure Donor/Partner: Asian Development Bank (ADB)    |    Duration: 2017-2020   |    Location: South Asia and Southeast [...]

Strengthening Integrated Water Resource Planning and Management at River Basin Level Donor/Partner: Asian Development Bank (ADB)    |    Duration: 2017-2018   |    Location: Thailand [...]

Enhanced Use of Disaster Risk Information for Decision Making in Southeast Asia - Myanmar Component Donor/Partner: Asian Development Bank (ADB)    |    Duration: 2017-2018 [...]

Enhanced Use of Disaster Risk Information for Decision Making in Southeast Asia – ASEAN Component Donor: Supported by the Government of Canada through the [...]

Climate Resilient Rural Infrastructure Demonstration Sites Northern Vietnam experiences some of the Greater Mekong Subregion’s most intense storms. With climate change, these storms may [...]

The ADB Capacity Development Technical Assistance project Promoting Climate Resilient Rural Infrastructure in Northern Vietnam is demonstrating how green infrastructure and bioengineering solutions can strengthen rural [...]

Many towns and cities in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) are facing increased vulnerability and exposure due to climate extremes combined with rapid and unplanned expansion of urban population and infrastructure. These towns are susceptible to flooding, drought, storms and other natural hazards, which are likely to become more frequent and more severe with climate change. This will negatively affect human settlements and economic activities in the region.

Community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) and Farmer Water Users Community (FWUC) Support Donor / Partner: ADB    |    Duration: 2015-2017   |    Location: Cambodia About: [...]

ICEM developed this land suitability for biochar application map for the Biochar Assessment and Soil Mapping Study. Download the high-resolution version. [...]

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Regional Capacity Development TA 7394-REG was undertaken over 15 months from October 2010. The project focused on enhancing the capacity of five PDMCs’ – Fiji, Marshall Islands, Palau, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste – for adopting and implementing a national climate change adaptation strategy and associated action plans.

In 2014/2015, ICEM conducted a Climate Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (CRVA) of the proposed Nam Ngiep Hydropower 1 Project (NNP1) in Lao PDR. The overall objective of the study was to assess the climate risk of the proposed Nam Ngiep 1 Hydropower Project (NNP1) in Lao PDR, and to identify measures to increase its climate resilience.

Natural systems are the essential foundation for Mekong town development and rehabilitation. The Resource Kit for Building Resilience and Sustainability in Mekong Towns is a seven-volume kit that promotes the maintenance and use of natural systems as a key strategy for building sustainability and resilience in urban areas. Prepared for the Asian Development Bank by ICEM as part of the award-winning TA 8186, the resource kit is built on the experience and expertise of a wide variety of professionals from the Mekong region and abroad.

In 2012, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) contracted the consortium of ICEM–International Centre for Environment Management (ICEM) and Economic Consulting Associates (ECA) to undertake [...]

About: Action to tackle climate change in Cambodia is crucial. Cambodia will be a hotspot for climate change in the region. Average maximum daily temperatures in the wet season are projected to increase from between 1.7 to 5.3°C. Average dry season temperatures will also increase with a range of between 1.5 to 3.5°C. Trends in precipitation are also expected to change over the coming decades. Seasonal variability in rainfall patterns will grow, resulting in wetter wet seasons and drier dry seasons.

About: Biochar provides an innovative solution for GMS gender-responsive and climate-friendly agriculture. Biochar is the carbon rich product produced when biomass such as such as wood, manure or leaves, is heated with little or no available oxygen. It is added to soils to improve soil functions and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from biomass. Using biomass to produce biochar can release much less smoke that open burning by conventional practices that would otherwise naturally degrade to greenhouse gases.

> View and download the full Regional Knowledge Sharing Workshop final report with appendices > View and download the Regional Knowledge Sharing Workshop final report [...]

> View and download the Workshop Report > View and download Workshop Report Appendices > Read more about the Workshop > Read more about the [...]

Strengthening Integrated Water and Flood Management Implementation Donor / Partner: Asian Development Bank | Duration: 2013-2015 | Location: Bankok, Thailand   During the last [...]

About: Rapid urbanization is taking place in South East Asia, with cities in the region expanding five times faster than those in member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Urban growth in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) in the next 50-100 years is expected to be primarily experienced in small and medium-sized cities and peri-urban areas along existing and new growth corridors. Many of these areas are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

Mekong Delta Bridges: Rapid Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Donor / Partner: ADB |    Duration: 2011-2012   |    Location: Mekong Delta The Mekong Delta Bridges: [...]

> View and download the Strategic Environmental Assessment as a tool to improve climate change adaptation in the Greater Mekong Subregion Brief The Greater Mekong [...]

About: The Government of Nepals (GoN’s) National Adaptation Programme of Action for Climate Change (NAPA) outlines 43 adaptation measures grouped into nine priority areas or ‘profiles’. Stemming from the NAPA, a Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) has been developed focusing on long-term interventions aimed at enhancing climate resilience in Nepal. Mainstreaming climate change risk management in development is a technical assessment component of the SPCR. The expected outcome is that the GoN’s infrastructure development programs, policies and projects incorporate safeguards to address the effects of climate change.

About: The objective of the project in northern Vietnam is to demonstrate effective bio-engineered solutions which, where possible, provide ‘win-win’ outcomes for resilience of rural infrastructure to climate risk and opportunities for community livelihood enhancement.

Review Status of SEA in the Greater Mekong Subregion Donor / Partner: Asian Development Bank (ADB) / GMS Environment Operations Center | Duration: 2006 [...]

SEA of the Hydropower Master Plan in the context of the Power Development Plan VI Donor / Partner: Asian Development Bank (ADB) / GMS [...]

Industrial Pollution Sources Survey of the Cau and Day/Nhue River Basins Donor / Partner: Asian Development Bank (ADB) / MOI / EVN / MONRE     |     [...]

Strategic Environmental Assessment of the GMS North/South Economic Corridor Donor / Partner: Asian Development Bank (ADB)   |    Duration: 2008-2009   |    Location: Lao PDR    About: The Greater Mekong [...]

SEA of the Vu Gia - Thu Bon River Basin Hydropower Plan Donor / Partner: Asian Development Bank (ADB) / MOI / EVN / MONRE    |    Duration: 2006-2007     |   [...]

Mekong Delta Bridges Rapid Climate Change Threat and Vulnerability Assessment Donor / Partner:   Asian Development Bank (ADB)   |    Duration:  2011-2012    |    Location: Vietnam [...]

Climate Change Impact Assessment and Adaptation in Ho Chi Minh City Donor / Partner: Asian Development Bank (ADB) / HCMC Peoples Committee   |    Duration: 2008-2009    [...]

O Mon IV Power Plant Rapid Climate Change Threat and Vulnerability Assessment Donor / Partner:  The Asian Development Bank (ADB)    |    Duration : 2010  [...]

Mekong Delta Central Connectivity Project: Rapid Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment Donor / Partner: Asian Development Bank (ADB)    |    Duration:  2011 - 2012 [...]

Greater Mekong Sub-Region Biodiversity Corridors Initiative  Donor / Partner: Asian Development Bank (ADB)   |   Duration: 2007-2009   |    Location: Vietnam, Lao PDR, Thailand, China (Yunnan Province)   [...]