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City leaders are beginning to realize that greening cities is one of the most effective, practical, and realistic ways of reversing climate impacts. Photo credit: iStock/jamesteohart.

Article
1 August 2023

How Cities Can Embrace Nature and Meet Their Net-Zero Goals

Allowing plants to grow on a building's exterior is a low-cost way of providing shade and lowering the need for cooling.

Publication
31 July 2023

ADB Southeast Asia Green Finance Hub: Catalyzing Green and Innovative Finance

This brochure summarizes how ADB’s Green Finance Hub is helping countries in Southeast Asia leverage private sector investments to bridge the urgent financing gap for sustainable infrastructure in the region.

Event
31 July 2023

Indonesia–Japan Fast Track Pitch Event 2023

The pitching event supports open innovation through collaboration between startups and large companies from both ASEAN and Japan.

Publication
27 July 2023

Gender and the Total Work of Older Workers in Asia

This paper estimates that older people, especially older women, are doing a great deal of work caring for others.

Event
24 to 27 July 2023

Scaling-Up Women-Led Digital Businesses: An Opportunity for South-East Asia & the Pacific

This event seeks to will help participants get the tools and mindset to thrive as leaders in the digital economy.

Event
27 July 2023

Scaling Up Innovation and DigitalTech for Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

ASEAN's digital economy is predicted to reach $430 billion by 2025, with e-commerce and financial technology seen to drive growth.

The BIMP-EAGA subregion is rich in renewable energy resources, including natural gas, hydropower, solar, bio-mass, wind, and geothermal energy. Photo credit: ADB.

Article
25 July 2023

Can Renewable Energy Certificates Increase Clean Energy Investments in BIMP-EAGA Countries?

A grant-supported study is looking into the market potential of tradeable certificates and how countries can set up a regional system.

Event
25 July 2023

Achieving Financial Inclusion Through the Cloud

This webinar examined the relationship between financial inclusion and the cloud.

The annual number of robot installations worldwide has more than tripled in the last decade, reaching a total of over 500,000 by the end of 2021. Photo credit: ADB.

Article
20 July 2023

How Robots and AI Will Impact Productivity, Trade, and Labor

With robots and AI seen to increase productivity, trade, and the creation of new skills, the forthcoming technological developments in robotics and AI need to be welcomed rather than discouraged.

Publication
19 July 2023

Asia–Pacific NGO Digital Capability Report 2023

This report examines the unique digital strengths, challenges, and opportunities of NGOs, nonprofit organizations, charities, and not-for-profits in the Asia–Pacific.

It is common for disputes to cause delays or disruptions to infrastructure development, especially when there is disagreement on key issues. Photo credit: ADB.

Article
19 July 2023

Rethinking Dispute Resolution in Infrastructure Projects

Effective dispute management and avoidance will improve the infrastructure ecosystem, reduce the risk for financiers, and enhance investor confidence in new projects.