Advancing Synergistic Solutions to the Triple Planetary Crisis and the SDGs United Nations publicationCopyright © United Nations 2026All rights reservedPDF ISBN: 9789211550689 This publication may be reproduced in whole or in part for educational or non-profit purposes without special permissionfrom the copyright holder, provided that the source is acknowledged. The United Nations Economic and Social Commissionfor Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Asian Development Bank (ADB)publication offices would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source. No use may be made of this publication for resale or any other commercial purpose whatsoever without prior permission.Applications for such permission, with a statement of the purpose and extent of reproduction, should be addressed to theSecretary of the Publications Board, United Nations, New York; and Board of Governors, ADB, Manila. Disclaimers The designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document do not imply the expression ofany opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations (ESCAP and UNEP) and ADB (lead agencies), orthe governments they represent, concerning the legal or other status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities,or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. This publication follows the United Nations practice in referenceto countries. Mention of any firm, product, service or licensed process does not imply endorsement or criticism by the lead agenciesor the authors. The use of information from this document for publicity or advertising is not permitted. Trademark namesand symbols are used in an editorial fashion with no intention of infringement of trademark or copyright laws. The viewsexpressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the lead agencies. We do notguarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accept no responsibility for any consequence of their use. Creative Commons license Asia-Pacific Synergies Report © 2026 is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0International. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Suggested Citation United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) and Asian Development Bank (2026).Asia-Pacific Synergies Report: Advancing Synergistic Solutions to the TriplePlanetary Crisis and the SDGs. United Nations publication. Acknowledgements TheAsia-Pacific Synergies Report: Advancing Synergistic Solutions to the Triple Planetary Crisis and the SDGsisa collaborative product of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP),the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The production ofthis report was made possible through the generous financial support of the Ministry of the Environment, Japan(MOEJ). The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) served as the report’s Secretariat, managing overallcoordination, editing, and related production processes. Lead Agencies: Special Recognition of Co-Leads Our deepest gratitude goes to the four co-leads listed below who provided the overall strategic vision and leadershipfor this report. Their dual roles as members of the Expert Group on Climate and SDG Synergies, co-convened by UnitedNations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and the United Nations Framework Convention onClimate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat, were instrumental in aligning this regional report with the global discourseon synergies. This unique positioning facilitated a vital, reciprocal exchange of expertise that deeply informs andunderpins the report’s findings. •Bernadia Tjandradewi Irawati, Secretary General, United Cities and Local Governments Asia-Pacific(UCLG ASPAC)•Jun Ma, Director, Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE)•Soumya Swaminathan, Chair, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF)•Kazuhiko Takeuchi, President, IGES Authors The following experts contributed their extensive knowledge as Lead Authors (LAs) and Contributing Authors (CAs)for the introductory, concluding and thematic chapters (listed principally in alphabetical order): Chapter 1: Introduction Lorenzo Santucci (ESCAP); Heinz Schandl (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial ResearchOrganisation [CSIRO]); Sanjeevani D. Singh (ESCAP); Nobue Amanuma (IGES); Shinji Onoda (IGES);Eric Zusman (IGES) Chapter 2: Leveraging synergies between climate and health Lead Authors:Kejun Jiang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology);Soumya Swaminathan (MSSRF) Chapter 3: Conserving biodiversity through nature-positive pathways Lead Authors:Vibha Dhawan (The Energy and Resources Institute [TERI]); Kaz