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Impact Stories
18 Mar 2013 | India
Community-based associations that put Indian farmers in control of water for irrigation—the heart of their livelihoods—nearly foundered until an ADB-supported project stepped in, engaging farming families.
18 Feb 2013 | China, People's Republic of
The Wenchuan Earthquake of 2008 shook mountainous Southwest People’s Republic of China so hard that some areas are still recovering, but a government effort assisted by ADB and other international organizations is rebuilding roads and communities.
16 Jan 2013 | Sri Lanka
After years of war, Sri Lanka's first expressway, from the national capital to a historic tourist center in the south, is hastening the country's return to normality through a boom in business.
11 Jan 2013 | China, People's Republic of
More than 100 subprojects in the People’s Republic of China’s Fujian Province reunite families separated by distant work, and bridge the income gap by promoting information, cooperation, and infrastructure for a wide range of businesses.
8 Jan 2013 | Sri Lanka
A regular supply of clean, potable water is making all the difference to a town in eastern Sri Lanka still recovering from the recently ended civil war.
7 Jan 2013 | China, People's Republic of
Guangdong Province in the south of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is proving a fertile testing ground for efficient and environmentally friendly power alternatives to the fossil fuels behind its extraordinary economic growth, grim pollution, and increasingly severe energy shortages.
5 Dec 2012 | Sri Lanka
A community-based program to revive fresh-water fishing in rural Sri Lanka has helped the poor achieve self-sufficiency, while providing them with useful skills and knowledge-based training.
16 Nov 2012 | China, People's Republic of
In the People's Republic of China, a four-lane expressway - half of it bridges and tunnels - through one of the most biodiverse regions in the world is facilitating trade and raising incomes for farmers.
6 Nov 2012 | China, People's Republic of
In a remote minority region of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), all-female maintenance crews are doing more than keeping the roads in order—they are banding together and taking on bigger roles in their communities.
16 Oct 2012 | Indonesia
The Indonesia archipelago is home to the world’s most spectacular and biologically diverse coral reefs. ADB is working to preserve the reefs, and the fish (and people) that depend on them for survival.