ADB official: Co-op with member states' finance ministries is crucial in combating climate change

Cooperation with the finance ministries of Asian Development Bank's (ADB) member countries is crucial in combating climate change, Noelle O’Brien, Director for Climate Change at ADB’s Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, said at the event ‘Sustainable Procurement – Contributing to ADB’s Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Goals’ within the framework of the bank's 57th annual meeting, Report's correspondent seconded to Tbilisi informs.

"The ADB has already launched an initiative where we are aligning our work with the global coalition of finance ministers to fight climate change and working with a number of regional networks. We believe that this is an important approach to achieving these changes," he said.