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Asia Poverty Newsletter (AsiaPovNews)

Welcome to AsiaPovNews, the newsletter on poverty reduction and inclusive growth in Asia and the Pacific. The newsletter, a joint effort of ADB's Poverty Network partners, links to knowledge work of think tank institutions and governments in the region, as well as supporting donor organizations.

The fifth issue of AsiaPovNews continues the discussion on the environments of the poor, highlighting triple win opportunities for poverty reduction and inclusive growth, for the environment, and for the global climate through a stronger focus on adaptation and on the green economy.

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For more information on ADB's work on poverty and inclusive growth, see ADB's poverty website and ADB's Poverty Matters newsletter.

View previous issues of AsiaPovNews below.

Issue	Highlights
Issue 5, May 2011	Papers on making climate change adaptation and the green economy more pro-poor (Part 2)
Issue 4, February 2011	Papers on making climate change adaptation and the green economy more pro-poor (Part 1)
Issue 3, May 2010	Knowledge work of the International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IPRCC), Center for Economic Research (CER) in Uzbekistan, National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) in India, Development Policy Research Instititue (CDRI) in Cambodia
Issue 2, March 2010	Country studies on the poverty impact of the crisis in developing Asia, Center for Poverty Analysis' work on poverty reduction and inclusive growth
Issue 1, January 2010	Impact of the global economic crisis on labor markets, gender, fiscal space for social policy, social dimensions of inclusiveness, and the environments of the poor

Did you know? The 2008-2009 global economic crisis is different from the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis. The former mainly affects the near poor around the $2 poverty line and has much less negative impact on social development in the region. Read more than 60 analytical papers on the impact of the crisis on the poor and vulnerable in Asia at the Hanoi conference website.