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ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility 2021: Financing for a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia
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22 March 2022

ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility 2021: Financing for a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia

This report documents ACGF's progress and achievements from January to December 2021.
ASEAN has been trying to make tourism more sustainable noting that poorly planned and managed tourism has proven to have negative impacts on the host communities and their environment. Photo credit: iStock/last19.
Article
17 March 2022

What Southeast Asian Countries Need to Do to Shift to Sustainable Tourism

While the pandemic has upended tourism in Southeast Asia, it also offers a unique opportunity for the industry to build back greener.
Video
17 March 2022

The Future of Sustainable Cities | SEADS 2022

Having political leaders who can implement initiatives and make policy changes vital to building livable cities.
Video
17 March 2022

Driving an Inclusive Tourism Recovery in Southeast Asia | SEADS 2022

There is a growing consensus that the COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity to make tourism greener.
Video
17 March 2022

Destination Success: 7 Tools for Tourism Resilience and Sustainability | SEADS 2022

A deep-dive workshop at SEADS 2022 discussed ways of making tourism destinations in the region more resilient to disasters and other risks and disruptions.
Southeast Asia Rising from the Pandemic
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16 March 2022

Southeast Asia Rising from the Pandemic

This publication examines how eight Southeast Asian countries dealt with and are now beginning to recover from COVID-19.
Event
16 March 2022

Predictable Trade, Investment, and Macro Policies Needed amid Supply Chain Disruptions

The most important thing countries can do now is to make sure they have predictable policies in the eyes of investors.
Video
16 March 2022

Opening Plenary Panel: Building Back Better through Inclusive Solutions | SEADS 2022

Collaboration key to fostering an inclusive recovery for the region
Video
16 March 2022

Accelerating Climate Finance for Green Recovery | SEADS 2022

Southeast Asia needs to rapidly mobilize private funds to meet the region's financial needs of $210 billion per year in adaptation and mitigation investments.
Video
16 March 2022

Policies and Practices to Foster Sustainable Tourism after COVID-19 | SEADS 2022

Avoiding structural issues that plagued the sector a major challenge.
By 2050, more than 62% of the population in Asia will be made up of those aged 65 and older, making the region the oldest globally. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
15 March 2022

Rethinking Healthcare in Southeast Asia through Life-Course Immunization and Sustainable Vaccine Financing

There is an urgent need for Southeast Asia to look ahead to a common future challenge—the increasing burden of aging populations, driven by falling fertility rates and increases in life expectancy.
MSMEs contribute to 40.5% of national gross domestic product in the region on average and 19.2% of total export value in 2020. Photo courtesy of the Tech for Good Institute.
Article
13 March 2022

Realizing the Potential of Over 71 Million MSMEs in Southeast Asia

Access to financing, digital solutions and services, and connectivity key to long-term growth of MSMEs.
Simply put, collecting ESG risk data about a supplier creates a deep knowledge about the supplier’s business and operations, and helps build stronger relationships with suppliers. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
10 March 2022

Outperforming with Environment, Social, and Governance Supply Chains

Adopting a mindset that considers environment, society and governance factors is a critical first step to increase visibility and improve supply chain performance.
Overcoming Barriers to Cloud Adoption in Public Healthcare in Asia Pacific
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9 March 2022

Overcoming Barriers to Cloud Adoption in Public Healthcare in Asia Pacific

This report looks at the digital healthcare landscape in Asia and the Pacific and identifies the enablers and barriers to cloud adoption in public healthcare in the region.
The cloud offers healthcare providers the agility to evolve rapidly, innovate, and reduce complexity in a scalable and cost-effective way. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
3 March 2022

Accelerating Cloud Adoption in Public Healthcare in Asia–Pacific

To get the public healthcare sector adopt the cloud, governments must create clarity on cloud data governance regulations, develop strong cloud-first policies, and prioritize cloud skills training across the region.