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Last Updated: Wednesday, 1 July 2009
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Sustained Water Sector Investment Can Help Fuel Growth
Sustained Water Sector Investment Can Help Fuel GrowthGovernments in Asia and the Pacific must continue to invest in water infrastructure in spite of the economic crisis or face fundamental threats to their economic growth and social development, ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda said in the Singapore International Water Week opening. Read the news release.

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Cambodia

The socioeconomic status, actions, and choices of mothers during pregnancy and child rearing can have a large impact on children's health. A study cites new evidence from Cambodia on how children's nutritional status varies by mother's educational attainment. Read the study [ PDF: 332 Kb | 35 pages].

Download the latest issue of the Asian Development Review [ PDF: 1,636 Kb | 234 pages]

Climate Change To better align investments, policy and institutional support with the risks and opportunities in each of its developing member countries, ADB's five regional departments drafted a Climate Change Implementation Plan. Download the report.

Visit ADB's climate change website