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    Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Transformation Forum 2026

    16 to 19 March 2026 | ADB Headquarters, Manila

    Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Transformation Forum 2026

    Feeding the Future, Sustaining the Planet

    The forum will address the urgent need to transform agri-food systems amid escalating climate risks, water stress, biodiversity loss, and rising food insecurity.

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    Lotus Wind Power Project in Viet Nam. Photo credit: ADB.

    Solutions Are on the Horizon for Southeast Asia’s Hard-to-Abate Sectors

    Coordinated regional action can accelerate technology adoption and interoperability and mobilize transition finance.

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    Harvesting high-value crops. Photo credit: ADB.

    How Hydroponics Can Help Farmers Stem Losses from Saline Intrusion into the Mekong Delta

    Shifting to alternative farming systems and ensuring farmers are aware about the challenges of saline agriculture could help them protect their crops.

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    Global plastic waste. Photo credit: iStock/piotr_malczyk.

    Beyond Traditional Funding: Can ASEAN Innovate Its Way Out of the Plastic Crisis?

    Resolving the problem entails aligning environmental goals with economic and financial systems capable of delivering large-scale impact.

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    Women coffee farmers in the Lao PDR. Photo credit: SWITCH-Asia.

    Women Leading the Way: Sustainability and Economic Empowerment in Lao PDR's Coffee Value Chains

    EU-funded project helps women thrive as equal participants in the coffee sector and beyond.

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    Vegetable stall owner in Thailand. Photo credit: ADB.

    Unlocking Capital for Women to Support a Just Transition

    Women play an important role in driving inclusive low-carbon development.

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Southeast Asia Green Finance Hub

The Green Finance Hub provides crosscutting support to ADB’s developing member countries in Southeast Asia to accelerate green investments and advance innovative financing solutions in response to the region's environmental, energy, and financing needs.

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Amid increasing demand for knowledge from developing member countries (DMCs) in Southeast Asia, the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) ASEAN Policy Network facilitates knowledge sharing and collaboration within and between its operational and central knowledge departments and seeks to build relationships with academes, think tanks, research institutions, and other partners.

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Climbers on Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia.

Southeast Asia Sustainable Tourism Hub

Tourism in Southeast Asia is rebounding strongly as the region builds resilience to future shocks. ADB is committed to supporting the region with finance, capacity development, and knowledge solutions to foster inclusive and sustainable tourism. 
 

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