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The Extended Producer Responsibility is an environmental policy that extends a producer’s responsibility for a product to include its post-consumer stage. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
14 March 2024

Addressing Plastic Pollution Through Extended Producer Responsibility in Southeast Asia

Ensuring producers are responsible for the management of products at the post-consumer stage is key to ending plastic pollution.
ASEAN countries were quick to shift to telehealth during the pandemic. Photo credit: iStock/DragonImages.
Article
7 March 2024

Advancing the Digital Health Ecosystem in Southeast Asia

ASEAN governments need to embed digital transformation strategies into broader national health plans.
Economic and political disruptions have triggered a reconfiguration of global supply chains, which is driving more investors to ASEAN. Photo credit: iStock/Kamonchai Mattakulphon.
Article
5 March 2024

Investors Favor Southeast Asia as Economic Landscape Changes

Foreign direct investment flows to the region hit a record $224 billion in 2022.
ADB is helping the private sector in Thailand get access to green financing. Among the projects it is supporting is Energy Absolute's E Smart Bangkok Mass Rapid Transit Electric Ferries Project, which will deploy the first electric ferry fleet for mass rapid transport in Southeast Asia. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
28 February 2024

Thailand’s Big Push into the Electric Vehicle Market

The twin goals of Thailand's electric vehicle (EV) strategy are to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector and to become a regional leader in EV production.
Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) Partnership Forum 2024
Event
27 to 28 February 2024

Community Resilience Partnership Program (CRPP) Partnership Forum 2024

The 2nd CRPP Partnership Forum will discuss what role poverty reduction programs can play in building climate resilience.
Southeast Asia has a population of more than 670 million people and almost 70% are internet users as of 2022. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
26 February 2024

Bridging Disparities to Bolster Digital Transformation in ASEAN

Southeast Asia needs to improve digital access and literacy and upgrade people's skills for genuine digital transformation.
Scaling up the production and supply of sustainable aviation fuel is critical to the decarbonization of the global air transport sector. Photo credit: iStock/aapsky.
Article
21 February 2024

Southeast Asia Poised to Become a Key Supplier of Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Rich in feedstock, the region can become an important source of biofuel, which is currently in short supply.
Asia–Pacific Digital Transformation Webinar Program
Event
19 February to 30 May 2024

Asia–Pacific Digital Transformation Webinar Program

This webinar series aims to help build the digital skills of NGOs, including not-for-profits (NFPs), nonprofit organizations, and charities.
In the Philippines, just 41% of STEM graduates are women, and only 36.6% of them secure STEM roles within a year. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
16 February 2024

Navigating the Gender Wage Gap in Today’s Modern World

Ensuring pay structures are transparent, correcting gender biases, and promoting the benefits of a diversified workplace can help bridge the gap.
Podcast
14 February 2024

Experts Talk Solutions: Bambang Susantono

Nusantara National Capital Authority Chairman Bambang Susantono talks about Indonesia's vision for the new capital in East Kalimantan.
Increasing renewables in Cambodia's energy mix, particularly solar, is expected to lower electricity costs further, increase supply to meet rising demand, and support national climate commitments under the Paris Agreement. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
13 February 2024

How to Make Solar PV Projects Bankable in Frontier Markets

A solar power project in the city of Bavet has paved the way for private solar energy developers in Cambodia by creating a template for bankable projects.
Over the last 2 years, 21 projects have received BKCF grant financing, including those that promote smart farming and support sustainable agriculture value chains. Photo credit: ADB.
News
8 February 2024

Korean-Backed BIMP-EAGA Fund Opens Fourth Grant Cycle

Grants ranging from $100,000 to $500,000 in store for eligible projects that support bolstering connectivity, environment, tourism, or agriculture in BIMP-EAGA.
Enabling ASEAN through Circular Economy Practices in Green Public Procurement (GPP)
Event
8 February 2024

Enabling ASEAN through Circular Economy Practices in Green Public Procurement (GPP)

The public sector is increasingly acknowledging the need for a strategic approach in addressing the triple planetary crisis—climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Green public procurement (GPP) can play a pivotal role in addressing these challenges as it calls on governments to procure goods and services with the least environmental impact. GPP is estimated at $11 trillion, which accounts for 12% of the global gross domestic product, offering substantial leverage in fostering the circular economy.

TCS Sustainathon Philippines 2023: Empowering Women in STEM
Event
8 February 2024

TCS Sustainathon Philippines 2023: Empowering Women in STEM

The initiative aims to inspire students to envision a sustainable future by leveraging on digital technologies to solve real-world problems
Breakthroughs in generative AI opened the door to a greater recognition of using technology to improve and enhance the impact of NGOs in helping the world’s most vulnerable communities. Photo credit: iStock/BongkarnThanyakij.
Article
6 February 2024

Top 5 Trends for Improving Technological Capabilities in 2024

AI, cybersecurity protections, data capture and analysis, digital marketing, and cloud collaboration can help improve how NGOs operate and serve vulnerable communities.