This working paper highlights the role of agroforestry in building climate resilience by restoring degraded landscapes and creating multifunctional and sustainable systems that connect nature, ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB), with support from the Government of Japan through the Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific, is implementing the Water Resources Management in ...

ADB and the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Viet Nam (BIDV) have signed a $250 million syndicated finance package to support sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture ...

The Asia and the Pacific Food Systems Transformation Forum 2026 will be held from 16–19 March 2026 in Manila, Philippines to advance ADB’s $40 billion Food Systems Transformation commitment and bring ...

This edition finds that economic growth in Asia and the Pacific will slow slightly as a new global trade environment emerges. The region’s outlook will be shaped by offsetting factors. Higher US ...

E-commerce revolution in Asia and Pacific presents vast economic potential. Asia is the fastest-growing region in the global e-commerce marketplace, with the largest share of the world’s ...

The brief details the hurdles India overcame to launch its UPI real-time payment system, highlights the government’s role, and explains how digital payments can improve efficiency and reduce gender ...

Satellite image-derived vehicle counts were used to measure local economic activity following the opening of the new terminal at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport in the Philippines. Results ...

This paper highlights how the People’s Republic of China and development partners have been tackling air pollution in the Greater Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region through a comprehensive, programmatic and ...

This brochure details an ADB-backed pilot project in Mongolia aimed at helping improve the quality of life for older adults through integrated, community-based, long-term care,and outlines how it can ...

This report shows how the wetlands and lakes of the People’s Republic of China Yangtze River floodplain play a key role in supporting livelihoods and providing essential ecosystem services and offers ...

View Highlights of Asian Water Development Outlook This 2025 edition of the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) highlights significant progress: 2.7 billion people in Asia and the Pacific have ...