Rayyan Hassan is the Executive Director of NGO Forum on the Asian Development Bank
“It’s a clear signal that the Asian Development Bank is finally, finally moving away from coal.”
In May 2021 the Asian Development Bank (ADB) made headlines around the world with the news to exit coal. This was seen as a victory for civil society, especially to the NGO Forum on ADB, an Asian-led network of 250 civil society organizations, and said to bring much-delayed justice for all the affected communities across Asia affected by coal projects.
September 16, 2021