Event
9 July 2025 to 31 December 2026

Artificial Intelligence Nonprofit Community and Webinar Series

This free webinar series seeks to guide nonprofits on how to leverage AI to improve service delivery.

Publication
4 July 2025

Lead Exposure and Cognitive Skills in a Developing Country: Evidence from Toxic Sites in Indonesia

This paper gives causal evidence from a developing country context that children exposed to lead at a young age exhibit worse cognitive outcomes.

Event
9 to 11 September 2025

Asia–Pacific Regional Road Safety Conference and the APRSO Annual Meeting

Road safety is a pressing global issue that intersects with sustainable development, public health, and transport. In 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that over 1.19 million people die each year due to road traffic injuries, with millions of serious injuries. The Asia–Pacific region is particularly affected, with estimates from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) indicating that around 2,000 lives are lost daily due to road crashes.

Event
3 to 4 July 2025

4th Asian Economic Development Conference (AEDC)

The conference will be held on 3–4 July 2025 at Peking University in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

Article
2 July 2025

Harnessing the Potential of Renewable Energy Certificates to Finance ASEAN’s Energy Transition

A project supported by the BIMP-EAGA–Republic of Korea Fund provides a conceptual framework for creating a regional market.

Publication
27 June 2025

Digitalizing H2O: The Future of Water in Asia and the Pacific

This publication showcases transformative case studies and innovations that are reshaping ways to manage water.

Article
25 June 2025

Why Smart Destinations Are More Sustainable

Digitalization can transform the whole tourism value chain and enhance tourism’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals.

Publication
20 June 2025

Can Digital Technology Strengthen Inclusivity in Plastic Waste Management? Evidence from Indonesia and Viet Nam

This brief shows how Indonesia and Viet Nam can increase the use of digital solutions to help women boost plastic waste management and accelerate the push toward a circular economy.

Article
18 June 2025

Electrifying the Last Mile: Community-Based Renewable Energy for Eastern Indonesia

Community's full ownership and consensus on various financing and management aspects key to successful projects even in the absence of private sector involvement.

Event
30 June 2025

Building Internal Momentum for Decarbonization

Decarbonization starts from within—this webinar will help you build real momentum.

Publication
13 June 2025

Building Resilient and Responsible Critical Minerals Supply Chains for the Clean Energy Transition

This brief outlines how countries should ramp up global supply chains to help capitalize on huge demand for critical minerals as the shift toward clean energy gains pace.

Article
13 June 2025

Transforming E-Waste into Wealth

UNIDO project helps empower communities in managing electronic waste.

News
13 June 2025

ADB, CGIAR, and Gates Foundation Partner to Transform Rice Sector, Uplift Millions of Smallholder Farmers in Asia and the Pacific

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and CGIAR, with support from the Gates Foundation, has launched a new initiative to boost investments in sustainable and low-carbon rice production with the aim of improving the lives of millions of vulnerable smallholder farmers across Asia and the Pacific.

Publication
10 June 2025

Asian Economic Integration Report 2025: Harnessing the Benefits of Regional Cooperation and Integration

This report analyzes how regional integration has driven economic growth in Asia and the Pacific and looks at how cooperation could mitigate external shocks.

Event
23 to 25 September 2025

5th Asia Finance Forum: Positioning for the Future

This forum aims to explore how financial systems can be designed to harness the benefits of innovation and competition while contributing to sustainable development.