Spotlight

State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Reform: Challenges and Opportunities for Sri...
Serendipity Knowledge Program (SKOP) is an ADB platform dedicated to identifying knowledge solutions for Sri Lanka’...

2023 Regional Cooperation and Integration Conference: Strengthening...

Asia-Pacific Social Protection Week
WELCOME TO THE ASIA-PACIFIC SOCIAL PROTECTION WEEK 2023!
The Asia-Pacific Social...

Southeast Asia’s Aviation Sector: Post-Pandemic Strategies and the...

Investing in Women’s Financial Futures
Saving for retirement is a challenge across the Pacific, especially for women. The report “A Secure Retirement:...

Webinar on the Economic Impact of Exclusion Based on SOGIESC (Sexual...

Groundwater Assessments to Support Planning and Resilience
Groundwater is increasingly seen as an alternative resource where surface water is becoming more vulnerable to...

Why RED Blue Energy is ready for upscaling into megawatt-demonstration...
The webinar discussed Blue Energy or Salinity Gradient Power, which is generated by using two sources of water flows...

ADBI Special Talk on Women and Girls in Climate Change Intersections
The climate change crisis is not gender-neutral. Its impacts affect women's and girls’ lives and livelihoods...
Major Events
The Asian Development Bank, along with its co-organizers the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the...
Water is a dealmaker for Sustainable Development Goals and the health and prosperity of people and the planet. But our progress on water-related goals and targets remains alarmingly off track,...
Since 2019, the annual Asian Development Bank (ADB) Economists’ Forum has served as a platform for economists and staff to present and discuss original research, network, and learn cutting-edge...
Background
The past two years since the previous Asia and the Pacific Transport Forum have seen an unprecedented change in how the globe understands transport and...
Recent Events
Corruption and its staggering costs have affected sustainable development across the globe. Corruption drains more than 5 percent of the world’s GDP. Of approximately $13 trillion in global public...
The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 28), with a view to building on previous...
Digital technology is revolutionizing how we manage water, offering opportunities to improve water security and resilience for water utilities worldwide. Harnessing digital innovations and...