Publication
3 October 2025

Energy Transition Readiness Assessment for Developing Asia and the Pacific

This publication provides a structured, data-driven, and forward-looking approach to evaluate and analyze the readiness of developing Asian countries for energy transition.

News
1 October 2025

ADB, World Bank Back ASEAN Power Grid Financing Initiative

A dedicated coordination mechanism will mobilize financing and provide technical support.

Article
26 September 2025

Shared Oceans, Shared Prosperity: Advancing the Blue Economy in Asia and the Pacific

With increasing stress on oceans, embracing this sustainable economic model is becoming more urgent.

Event
2 October 2025

Green and Resilient Ports: Global Lessons for Southeast Asia

This webinar examines how leading ports worldwide are advancing green and climate-resilient solutions, and how these approaches can be adapted to Southeast Asia’s diverse port systems.

Publication
25 September 2025

Digitalization for Improving Elder Care

This book examines how robotics and telemedicine can help address the needs of aging populations, enhance care quality, and support inclusive development.

Article
24 September 2025

Climate Risks and Fiscal Health: Three Takeaways for Southeast Asia

With enhanced tools, inter-agency coordination, and capacity building, finance ministries can significantly accelerate the development of climate-resilient fiscal systems.

Event
18 September 2025

GMS Knowledge Network: Knowledge for Innovation Program Launch

The launch of the program includes a high-level panel discussion on strengthening agrifood systems through knowledge and innovation.

Article
17 September 2025

What Thailand’s Earthquake Reveals about Tech, Trust, and Readiness

The experience highlights how countries can move from fragmented emergency response to inclusive, scalable, tech-enabled disaster governance.

Publication
12 September 2025

Advancing Green Ports: Funding and Financing for Maritime Decarbonization

A life-cycle approach to ports, focusing on clean energy, waste management, and nature-based solutions, can reduce their environmental impact when adequately financed and policy-driven. 

Article
10 September 2025

Leveraging NDC Climate Pledge Updates to Bridge the Finance Gap

While climate finance has grown at unprecedented rates in recent years, reaching $1.46 trillion in 2022, these flows still fall short of global needs.

Publication
5 September 2025

Taxing Informal and Hard-to-Tax Sectors: A Policy Guide

This publication shows how developing economies in Asia and the Pacific can harness data-driven strategies to build fiscal capacity.

Article
3 September 2025

Digital Tools Help Cities Find Smart Ways to Manage and Reduce Waste

In Southeast Asia, waste startups nurture a culture of waste segregation, reduction, and recycling.

Article
28 August 2025

Breaking Down Barriers to Youth Employment

In the Philippines, a multifaceted approach is easing the transition of disadvantaged youth from school to work.

Publication
25 August 2025

Green Finance and Women-Owned Businesses: A Growth Opportunity for Financial Institutions in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

This brief explores strategies to improve access to green finance for women-owned MSMEs in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Publication
22 August 2025

Thailand’s Climate Finance Landscape: Bridging the Gap to Net Zero

This brief explores how climate finance in Thailand can be scaled up to meet the country’s net-zero targets.