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ADB okays assistance for climate adaptation in Central, West Asia

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29.09.2025
SEOUL: Protesters stage a ‘die-in’ performance during a rally for Climate Justice on Saturday. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of South Korea’s capital demanding the government set ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets, just days after President Lee Jae Myung addressed the UNGA, where US President Donald Trump dismissed climate change as ‘the greatest con job’ in the world.—AFP

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved technical assistance to operationalise the ‘Glaciers to Farms (G2F)’ regional programme, covering Pakistan and several Central and West Asian countries, as the region faces intensified climate disaster risks.

According to an ADB report, the support will back the Climate Action Roadmap through glacier monitoring, river basin planning and regional knowledge sharing. It will also help countries establish institutional and operational mechanisms, and prepare diagnostics, studies and capacity requirements needed to implement the programme.

The early ADB support ensures that the G2F programme seamlessly transitions into the implementation phase, minimising delays, strengthening readiness of........

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