Promoting Upstream Low-carbon and Sustainable Environment Solutions in Southeast Asia

proposed

The proposed technical assistance (TA) will provide flexible and targeted resources to support upstream activities for project conceptualization and readiness. Its focus will be on developing a pipeline of climate-responsive and high-impact financing solutions and infrastructure investments in selected Southeast Asian countries. The TA is aligned with the five strategic focus areas in ADB's Strategy 2030 Midterm Review: climate action, private sector development, regional cooperation and public goods, digital transformation, and resilience and empowerment. The TA's activities have been selected in consultation with sector groups and SERD resident missions. These will include, but are not limited to:1.Green ports vision and strategy, including a project design toolkit, focusing on the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand2.Climate Financing Facility in Thailand 3.Operationalization of the People's Survival Fund in the Philippines4.Successful implementation of the first phase and preparation of the second phase of the ADB-supported financial intermediation loan (FIL) to PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (SMI) in Indonesia