Green Recovery Initiatives | ADB COVID-19 Policy Database

New strategy to place priority on green growth

Viet Nam News

31 Mar 2021

Viet Nam

Cross-Cutting Measures Policy and Regulatory Reforms

Title: $300 Million from Green Climate Fund to Support ADB’s First Green Recovery Program in Southeast Asia

Asian Development Bank

22 Mar 2021

Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam

Cross-Cutting Measures Green and Blue Finance Air Quality Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Sustainable Transport and Mobility Clean Energy

DOT's STDP program to enhance resiliency of PHL destinations - Puyat

Department of Tourism

06 Mar 2021

Philippines

Green Businesses and Jobs

DOT supports Coron's sustainable tourism development to bounce back

Department of Tourism

04 Mar 2021

Philippines

Green Businesses and Jobs

Stronger laws urged to protect Philippine wildlife

Manila Standard

04 Mar 2021

Philippines

Cross-Cutting Measures Policy and Regulatory Reforms Biodiversity and Ecosystems Conservation and Increase of Natural Capital

Solar power charges pandemic recovery for indigenous farmers in Viet Nam

United Nations Environment Program

22 Jan 2021

Philippines

Green Businesses and Jobs Green and Low Carbon Technologies and Innovations Clean Energy

Micro, small and medium enterprises bear the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia

United Nations Development Program

21 Jan 2021

Indonesia

Green Businesses and Jobs Green Value Chains

ADB supports Thailand’s green, social, and sustainability bonds for COVID-19 recovery

Asian Development Bank

24 Sep 2020

Thailand

Green and Blue Finance

Mapping out Covid-19 impacts on NRE business, govt prioritizes labor-intensive projects

Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources

22 Apr 2020

Indonesia

Green and Blue Finance Clean Energy

References

Are We Building Back Better? Evidence from 2020 and Pathways for Inclusive Green Recovery Spending
The report provides an analysis of over 3500 fiscal policies announced by leading economies as they stimulate growth in the wake of the pandemic.
Building Back Better: How Big Are Green Spending Multipliers?
This paper estimates multipliers for spending in clean energy and biodiversity conservation to help inform stimulus measures for a post-COVID-19 su
Policy Brief: Green Recovery and the Transition to Green Economy in Uzbekistan
This paper presents a framework for COVID-19 recovery by “building forward better,” towards the development of a “green economy” in Uzbekistan.
Small Business Green Recovery Fund to power US climate transition
The proposed Small Business Green Recovery Fund aims to rejuvenate economic recovery while also catalyzing the transition to climate neutrality by
COVID-19 in North and Central Asia: Impacts, Responses and Strategies to Build Back Better
By recognizing that it is not a zero-sum game between enacting COVID-19 recovery measures and achieving the 2030 Agenda, countries can align recove
Priorities for mayors for a green post-COVID recovery: global perspectives
Economic experts presented their top three priorities for bringing about a green recovery and their advice on how cities can achieve this.
Impacts of COVID-19 on wood value chains and forest sector response
This policy brief summarizes the global survey findings on the impacts of COVID-19 on wood value chains and recovery measures for the forest sector
Assessment of Green Recovery Plans After Covid-19
New analysis, commissioned by the We Mean Business coalition and conducted by Cambridge Econometrics, shows that green recovery plans boost income,
Green budgeting and tax policy tools to support a green recovery
This policy brief focuses on ways in which countries can use green budgeting and tax policy tools to implement green recovery stimulus packages.
Making the green recovery work for jobs, income and growth
A green recovery will significantly enhance the resilience of economies and societies in severe recession and accelerating environmental challenges
Biodiversity and the economic response to COVID-19: Ensuring a green and resileint recovery
This Policy Brief focuses on the importance of integrating biodiversity considerations into the recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.
The Economic Case for Greening the Global Recovery through Cities: 7 priorities for national governments
This paper explores seven priorities for national governments which can yield economic dividends whilst contributing to long-term urban resilience.
COVID-19 accelerates ESG trends, global investors confirm
In the face of this crisis, the facts are now proving the resilience of sustainable investing.
53 Ways to Reform Fossil Fuel Consumer Subsidies and Pricing
Governments have the opportunity to look closely at fossil fuel subsidy reform and fuel taxation as effective tools for a green recovery.
Preventing the next pandemic - Zoonotic diseases and how to break the chain of transmission
Report warns that further outbreaks will emerge unless governments take active measures and sets out ten recommendations to prevent future pandemic