Social development and poverty


People and Planet: Addressing the Interlinked Challenges of Climate Change, Poverty and Hunger in Asia and the Pacific
This report highlights the need for transformative solutions that advance climate action, increase resilience, and protect hard-fought development gains.

Tags: Climate change and disaster risk management, Agriculture and food security, Social development and poverty

Startups Make Net-Zero Homes for Low-Income Filipinos Possible
Using circularity strategies, they develop sustainable materials that substitute for traditional cement, concrete, and steel that require huge amounts of energy to produce.

Tags: Philippines, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Sustainable Development Goals, Social development and poverty

E-Commerce for Inclusive Development: Policy Considerations
This paper examines whether e-commerce has contributed to inclusive development.

Tags: Information and communications technology, Sustainable Development Goals, Social development and poverty

Climate Change Action Plan, 2023–2030
This publication shows how ADB plans to invest $100 billion of its own funds and work with the public and private sector to maximize its climate impact.

Tags: Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Social development and poverty

ADB Further Strengthens Human Capital Development in Indonesia with $500-Million Loan
The loan will support integrated reforms in education, skills development, health, and social protection aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Tags: Indonesia, Social development and poverty, Sustainable Development Goals, Capacity development, Education, Health

Increased Cost-of-Living Crisis Undermines Progress on Poverty Alleviation in Asia and Pacific
An estimated 155.2 million people in developing Asia–Pacific lived in extreme poverty as of last year, 67.8 million greater than it would have been without the pandemic and the increased cost-of-living crisis

Tags: Social development and poverty, Sustainable Development Goals, COVID-19

Highlights: Southeast Asia Development Symposium 2022: Sustainable Solutions for Southeast Asia’s Recovery
This publication recaps proceedings during ADB's Southeast Asia Development Symposium 2022. It highlights the solutions that address challenges from the pandemic.

Tags: ASEAN, Information and communications technology, Sustainable Development Goals, Tourism, Social development and poverty, Health, Climate change and disaster risk management, Environment, Urban development, COVID-19

ADB Lowers Growth Forecast for Developing Asia Amid Global Gloom
Monetary policy tightening by central banks globally and in the region, the protracted Russian invasion of Ukraine, and recurring lockdowns in the People’s Republic of China are slowing down developing Asia’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: Economics, COVID-19, Sustainable Development Goals, Social development and poverty

Technology and Disability: Trends and Opportunities in the Digital Economy in ASEAN
This report examines the current and potential role of digital technology in fostering the inclusion and economic empowerment of people with disabilities in Southeast Asia.

Tags: Information and communications technology, ASEAN, Sustainable Development Goals, Social development and poverty

Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2022
This annual flagship report from ADB provides key economic, financial, social, and environmental data as well as select indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Tags: Economics, Sustainable Development Goals, Environment, Health, Finance, Governance and public sector management, Trade and industry, Social development and poverty

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