RT null T1 Environment Program: Progress and Prospects A1 Asian Development Bank, A2 Cruda, Helen B. A2 Virtucio, Marie Antoinette A2 Tabungar, Christopher K1 degradation of natural resource K1 management of natural resource K1 natural resource K1 resource conservation K1 resource management K1 environmental assessment K1 environmental conservation K1 environmental change K1 biodiversity K1 ecosystem K1 ecosystem analysis K1 ecosystem degradation K1 poverty K1 finance K1 financing K1 financial assistance K1 financial management K1 investment K1 monetary relation K1 economic activity K1 economic development K1 economic plan K1 economic structure K1 economics K1 economy K1 environmental economy issue K1 environmental development K1 sustainable development K1 sustainable use PB Asian Development Bank YR 2009 FD 2009 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8857 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/8857 NO 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. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026