A new report released by the Centre for Impact Investing and Practices has identified more than 250 climate adaptation and resilience solutions for Asia, as climate risks across the region continue to rise and investor interest in the sector grows.

The study said Asia is warming at twice the global average, with 3.7 billion people affected by climate-related disasters since 2000. By 2030, the region is expected to account for nearly 75 per cent of the global climate adaptation and resilience financing gap.

The report estimates that more than US$200 billion is needed every year across Asia for climate adaptation and resilience, while current annual financing flows stand at only around US$19 billion.

It also found that Asian companies could face around US$336 billion in annual climate-related costs. Agriculture remains one of the sectors most exposed to climate risks. In Southeast Asia, where agriculture contributes 9.8 per cent to GDP, average annual production growth of major staple crops has remained below 1.3 per cent over the past decade. The report warned that climate stress could cut crop yields by as much as 41 per cent, affecting nearly 100 million smallholder farmers across the region.

The report groups the 250 identified solutions into three categories based on commercial viability. These include 94 solutions with low or no commercial viability but considered critical for long-term resilience, 93 emerging opportunities requiring catalytic capital, and 65 commercially viable solutions with established market performance.

Alongside the report, the organisations also launched a fund flow intelligence dashboard tracking public, private and philanthropic capital flows across China, India and Southeast Asia. A separate case study library includes 50 examples of companies, financial institutions and philanthropies working on climate adaptation and resilience projects.

According to the study, a survey of 165 Asian funders managing over US$1 trillion in assets showed growing interest in climate adaptation and resilience. Around 49 per cent of funders surveyed said they are already investing in the sector, while another 28 per cent are exploring opportunities.

However, the report noted that several barriers continue to limit investments. These include gaps in climate data, weak policy and regulatory systems, lack of investable project pipelines, and difficulties in scaling solutions that are often highly localised.

“Climate adaptation and resilience financing in Asia remains constrained by limited data, fragmented approaches, and uncertainty around where capital can be most effective,” said Dawn Chan.

The report also called for stronger coordination among public, private, and philanthropic capital, better climate-risk pricing, improved data systems, and cross-sector collaboration to scale climate adaptation efforts across Asia.

Godefroy Grosjean said climate risks in agriculture directly affect business performance and financial stability, making better risk identification and mitigation critical for the food and agriculture sectors.

The report outlined seven key areas needed to strengthen climate adaptation financing in Asia. These include mobilising capital across sectors, improving climate-risk valuation, strengthening data systems, building climate-aligned financial systems, and increasing collaboration between governments, investors, businesses and communities.

The report, developed in partnership with Temasek, Invesco and ImpactSF, and supported by Dalberg, studied more than US$100 billion in climate adaptation and resilience financing flows between 2021 and 2025.

Titled Climate Adaptation and Resilience in Asia: Pricing Risk, Sizing Opportunities, Financing Solutions, the report will be launched during Ecosperity Week’s Impact Investing Roundtable 2026 on May 19 in Singapore.