Features

25 Sep 2013

Climate Resilient Rice: More Crops per Drop

New rice varieties are being developed and water-saving cultivation technologies promoted to help feed Asia's growing populations.
26 Jul 2013

Kali Gandaki “A” Hydroelectric Project: Report Card

ADB helped Nepal increase its capacity to produce clean energy, and faced some challenges along the way.
19 Jul 2013

Cleaner, Healthier Cities for Nepal's Urban Population

Bharatpur, one of Nepal’s fastest-growing municipalities, is taking steps to improve the urban environment, making the city more climate-resilient in the process.


30 May 2013

Local Action Offers ‘Miracle’ of Water in Nepal

Communities in towns that line Nepal’s main highways are better able to deal with the severe water and sanitation issues that result from sudden and massive urbanization.
9 May 2013

Nepal's Farmers Join Forces for a Better Future

Rural farm workers who might otherwise have joined Nepal’s wave of urbanization band together to raise incomes, by double cropping and branding their produce.
27 Mar 2013

Women Speak from Asia’s Frontlines

Three women share how their lives have been changed as beneficiaries of and contributors to the success of development projects aimed at the most vulnerable in society.


19 Mar 2013

Asia Off the Grid

Throughout Asia and the Pacific, developing countries are exploring small, innovative energy solutions that could one day redefine the region’s energy equation.
8 Mar 2013

Education Provides a Brighter Future for Poor Girls in Nepal

For many poor girls and their families in rural and remote areas of Nepal, a secondary education support project has put them on the right path to realizing their "dreams of a better future".
14 Feb 2013

Prosperity through Empowerment: Focus on Women in South Asia

Empowering women in South Asia can help address the twin issues of gender and urban poverty, say ADB's senior social development specialist Francesco Tornieri and urban development specialist Ron Slangen.
29 Nov 2012

South Asia Cooperation and Integration: 12 Things to Know

South Asia's prospects of growth depend in good part on the enhancement of cross-border connectivity and facilitation of trade among Bangladesh, Butan, India and Nepal. Here are 12 things to know about cooperation and integration in South Asia.