Environment Program: Progress and Prospects

This document provides an overview of the Asian Development Bank’s actions to support environmentally sustainable growth in Asia and the Pacific, with emphasis on the period from 2003 to 2008. It outlines the regional environmental context shaped by rapid economic growth, resource degradation, pollution, and climate change risks, and describes how these challenges are addressed through policy frameworks, lending, and technical assistance. The report covers mainstreaming environmental considerations into country partnership strategies, sector planning, and projects, as well as the integration of environmental safeguards. It also summarizes thematic and subregional initiatives, partnerships, and capacity development efforts, and reviews trends, outputs, and institutional progress shaping future environmental support.