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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
In 2020, the yellowfin tuna handline fishermen of the Mindoro Strait and the Lagonoy Gulf, along with processors who supported their cause, established the Philippine Tuna Handline Partnership—a coalition that serves as a client group providing them access to local and international markets, and through which they can strive to earn an eco-label certification. Photo credit: Courtesy of WWF-Philippines.
Sustainable and Equitable Fishing: The Tuna Fishers of Occidental Mindoro

Realizing the need to move beyond mere survival, fishers now making it a priority to ensure the sustainability of marine ecosystems.

Economic instruments deemed effective in reducing plastic pollution include taxes on virgin plastics, tax incentives for recycling investment, green public procurement, single-use plastics levies, advanced recycling fees, and deposit-refund systems. Photo credit: iStock/Theerawit Jirattawevut
6 Ways Thailand Can Accelerate Plastic Packaging Circularity

Using economic instruments to influence producer and consumer behavior through the forces of supply and demand seen to address plastic pollution.

Vena Energy staff Nurul Hidayah and Fatma Mulyana perform operations and maintenance work at Selong in Lombok island, Indonesia.
How Renewable Energy Investments Provide Opportunities for Inclusion

A utility-scale solar project in Indonesia creates job opportunities for women as solar technicians and entrepreneurs.

Cultivating customer connections. Miss Cimory sales agent Elmita Sari Dewi delivers dairy products door-to-door, allowing her to build direct relationships with customers while expanding her sales network. Photo credit: Robertus Pudyanto/ADB.
Supporting Women as Sales Agents in Indonesia’s Dairy Value Chain

With ADB support, Cimory is scaling up its Miss Cimory distribution program, creating jobs for women and opening access to nutritious dairy products in rural Indonesia.

Bamboo has many uses, especially in rural areas where it serves as fuel, housing and furniture material, and even food. Photo credit: ADB.
High Hopes for the Humble Bamboo

Multisectoral initiatives are deploying bamboo-based solutions to strengthen ecosystem and community resilience and achieve sustainability goals.

The project created jobs and improved livelihoods, bringing economic prosperity to local communities. Photo credit: ADB.
How a Rural Wind Power Project Generates Not Just Electricity, but Also Stable Jobs and Hope

ADB’s impact analysis shows the project contributed $89.6 million to Viet Nam’s gross domestic product, signifying a substantial economic stimulus.

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