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Climate Change Mitigation: Policies and Lessons for Asia
Publication
28 November 2022

Climate Change Mitigation: Policies and Lessons for Asia

This publication highlights evidence-based approaches for advancing decarbonization across sectors.
Protecting intellectual property rights is essential in the transfer of sustainable technologies to developing countries. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
28 November 2022

Intellectual Property Rights: Key to Sustainability in Indonesia

IP rights is essential to enable innovation and diffusion of sustainable technologies, improve collaboration, and foster prosperity in developing countries.
Article
22 November 2022

Tired of Monotony and Hungry for Career Change, Tech Newbie Learns to Code

Thanks to a 2-day tech bootcamp, former supply chain industry worker musters courage to find job in the tech industry.
Event
22 November 2022

Accelerating Digital Health Outcomes with the Cloud

This webinar explored how the cloud could improve the delivery of digital health in Asia.
Special Economic Zones for Shared Prosperity: Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area
Publication
21 November 2022

Special Economic Zones for Shared Prosperity: Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area

This publication explores how Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines can bolster cooperation in their special economic zones to spur sustainable growth.
The artists also showcase traditional cultures and themes in their work. The photo shows Arita Beetle by Paveesa Meesronan. Photo courtesy of Prestige Online: 5 Thai Artists Selling NFT Crypto Art.
Article
18 November 2022

8 Artists Spearheading Southeast Asian Representation in the Digital Realm

These artists do merely provide a platform for underrepresented groups, but also spotlight ethnic cultures and the socioeconomic divide in their art.
The challenge for the region is to leverage the promise of digital technologies for sustainable, equitable, and inclusive growth. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
14 November 2022

Inclusive Growth and Responsible Innovation for Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia needs to leverage the promise of digital technologies for sustainable, equitable, and inclusive growth. 
Viet Nam’s transport sector accounts for 18% of the country's annual greenhouse gas emissions, and its decarbonization, through options like e-mobility, will directly impact the country’s ambition to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Photo credit: iStock/Scharfsinn86.
News
11 November 2022

ADB Leads $135 Million Climate Financing Package to Support Electric Mobility in Viet Nam

The assistance will support Viet Nam’s efforts to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions and expand high-tech manufacturing industries.
Climate change is a critical issue for everyone but with Southeast Asia being one of the world’s most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, the meeting's outcome is particularly important for the region. Photo credit: ADB.
News
10 November 2022

Why COP27 Matters to Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia, among regions the most vulnerable to climate change, risks seeing millions thrown back into extreme poverty due to extreme weather.
A wind and solar farm in the Philippines. Photo credit: ADB
News
4 November 2022

ASEAN Energy Outlook Calls for Accelerated Transition

Energy demand in Southeast Asia is projected to triple by 2050 in the absence of new policies to accelerate clean energy transition.
Event
4 November 2022

Changing Workforce in the Post-COVID-19 World

This webinar examined the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the emerging trends in Southeast Asia's labor markets, particularly for women and the youth.
The new operating model will enable ADB to increase its capacity as the region’s climate bank; strengthen its work to develop the private sector and mobilize private investments in the region; provide a larger range of high-quality development solutions for its developing member countries; and modernize ways of working to make it more responsive, agile and closer to clients. Photo credit: ADB.
News
2 November 2022

ADB Adopts New Operating Model to Meet Rapidly Changing Needs of Asia and the Pacific

The new operating model will help ADB deliver on the ambitious development goals of its corporate strategy, Strategy 2030. 
The program is rolled out in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam. Photo credit: ADB.
News
28 October 2022

Mastercard and Grab Launch 'Small Business, Big Dreams' Program to Boost Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia

The initiative aims to digitally upskill gig economy workers and small businesses in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Viet Nam.
e-Conomy SEA 2022
Publication
27 October 2022

e-Conomy SEA 2022

New report from Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company examines prospects of Southeast Asia's digital economy from the latest digital adoption trends, to sector growth insights and opportunities for the digital decade ahead.
In many parts of the world, including Southeast Asia, governments struggled to roll out COVID-19 vaccines because of anti-vaccine sentiment among citizens. Photo credit: Save the Children.
Article
27 October 2022

Fighting Vaccine Hesitancy with Music Works Wonders in Nepal

Save the Children, with partner Nepal FM Network, debunks misconceptions about COVID-19 vaccines through a radio show to inspire behavior change.