ADB to help Pakistan, three nations in climate-smart urban development
The Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide technical assistance to Pakistan and three other regional countries in advancing climate-smart urban development. The ADB assistance to Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Uzbekistan will be provided in climate-informed urban development planning, identifying climate change investments, and exploring innovative climate financing solutions for scaling up urban climate actions. The technical assistance valuing $2 million will generate knowledge that is replicable to developing cities in Asia and the Pacific through undertaking an approach for city climate change action plans (CCCAP). The CCCAP will be prepared based on a city-wide climate risk assessment and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions profiling and include prioritisation of climate actions and financing opportunities.