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Explore insights on solutions, case studies, best practices, and innovations addressing development challenges facing countries across Southeast Asia.  

High-value horticulture in Viet Nam
To future-proof the workforce, governments must modernize education curricula to focus on critical thinking and AI literacy. Photo credit: ADB.
Making Sense of AI: The Good, the Bad, and What Could Be

Amid risks associated with the use of AI, countries across the Asia and the Pacific continue to explore ways to deploy responsible AI.

In Viet Nam, members of the K'Ho ethnic group patrol the forests under a biodiversity conservation corridor initiative. Photo credit: ADB.
Making Forest Conservation Commercially Viable

The key is to capture the economic value of critical ecosystem services and create a market for them.

Fisheries and small-scale ports increasingly operate in a complex and shifting landscape due to climate change, ecosystem pressures, and market expectations around traceability, responsible sourcing, and sustainability standards. Photo credit: ADB.
Sustainable Fisheries and Small-Scale Ports: Building Trust from Catch to Market

Stronger governance, credible certification, and inclusive port development can sustain coastal livelihoods and strengthen seafood supply chains across Southeast Asia.

Indonesia is reported to be fighting its worst wildfires in 11 years, with 202,000 hectares gutted between January and July and an additional 600,000 hectares in the succeeding months. Photo credit: iStock/Didindan Bintang.
Fighting Southeast Asia’s Wildfires

Containing the fires entails connecting prevention, land management, rapid response, and regional cooperation.

A total of 1,656 children have so far participated in empowerment sessions under the program. Photo credit: Courtesy of Save the Children.
Child-Friendly Spaces as Incubators of Girls-Led Change

A project focused on peer support, play, and community action empowers girls in the People’s Republic of China.

The AI divide is already visible: unequal access to AI systems, unequal ability to use them, and unequal outcomes from engagement. Photo credit: iStock/natasaadzic.
AI’s Real Inequality Risk: The Trust Divide in Southeast Asia

Without full confidence in AI, adoption will be uneven and inequality risks likely to become structural rather than incidental.

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