Event
20 October 2023

Strengthening Food Security in Southeast Asia: Regional Cooperation, Market Development and Policy Reforms

This forum will discuss the progress that ASEAN has made to strengthen food security over the last decade in different dimensions.

Article
19 October 2023

How the Philippines Is Helping Tech Startups

Two landmark laws enacted in 2019 defined national policy to foster the growth of startups, in turn, spurring the development of the ecosystem.

Publication
18 October 2023

Malaysia Ageing and Retirement Survey Wave 2 (2021–2022): Survey Report

This report analyzes the health and socioeconomic well-being of older adults and recommends ways Malaysia can provide affordable care for its steadily ageing population.

Article
17 October 2023

ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance Includes Social Safeguards and Coal Phaseouts

Southeast Asia takes the next step toward Paris climate goals with the release of Version 2 of the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.

Event
17 to 19 October 2023

10th ADB International Skills Forum: A New Era of Digitalized and Climate-Resilient Human and Social Development

The International Skills Forum (ISF) will look into key issues confronting education and training across K-12, TVET, and higher education.

Article
12 October 2023

Helping E-commerce Merchants in Southeast Asia Unlock Their Potential

Providing equal access to affordable childcare, increasing financial and digital literacy, and targeted skilling programs are key.

Event
12 October 2023

Analysing Sustainable Transformations in Innovation, Digitalisation, and Luxury Travel

This webinar will explore the forefront of the travel industry's evolution, where innovation, digitalization, luxury travel, and sustainability intersect.

Publication
11 October 2023

Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2023

This publication provides updated statistics on a comprehensive set of economic, financial, social, and environmental measures as well as select indicators for the SDGs.

Article
10 October 2023

Addressing Financial and Investment Barriers to Accelerating ASEAN’s Clean Energy Transition

To achieve 23% renewable energy in its total primary energy supply by 2025, the region needs to deploy and test innovative financing and investment schemes to aid the shift.

Event
10 to 11 October 2023

Climate-Smart Agriculture: Adoption, Impacts, and Implications for Sustainable Development

The conference will examine the benefits of climate-smart agriculture and help countries develop policies that encourage the shift toward such systems.

Publication
9 October 2023

Asia’s Transition to Net Zero: Opportunities and Challenges in Agriculture

This report reviews tools and technologies to alter emissions pathways in Asia and discusses the challenges in shifting to net-zero agriculture.

Publication
9 October 2023

Compulsory Kindergarten Education and Early-Teenage Literacy in the Philippines

This paper assesses the impact of compulsory kindergarten education on early-teenage basic and functional literacy skills achievement using a large-scale natural experiment in the Philippines.

News
6 October 2023

$5-Million Sustainability Seed Fund for Asia–Pacific Nonprofits Launched

Nonprofits with tech-driven solutions that tackle the most pressing climate and sustainability challenges in the Asia and the Pacific may avail of grants under the fund.

Article
5 October 2023

Unlocking ASEAN’s Digital Economy Entails Embracing Trustworthy and Inclusive Payments Systems

This entails bridging the digital divide, improving the digital skills and literacy of citizens, and safeguarding payments systems from cybersecurity risks.

News
4 October 2023

ADB Capital Management Reforms Unlock $100 Billion in New Funding Over Next Decade to Support Asia and the Pacific

The reforms will significantly expand ADB’s ability to support a broad range of critical development efforts across the region.