Asia Pathways Blog
- Enhancing access to maternal and newborn healthcare in developing Asia
- Can electric vehicles lead the way to a sustainable future?
- Mitigating climate-related sovereign risk to accelerate action on the climate emergency
- Water security through effective wastewater management: Lessons from Japan’s public–private partnerships
- Asia in need of dialogue for scaling up climate transition finance
- Tools and principles for creating fiscal space for climate adaptation
Events
ADBI-Nepal Rastra Bank-APAEA Joint Workshop on Monetary Policy and Central Banking Issues in Asia and the Pacific
Featured Speaker Seminar: Subramanian Ramadorai on Navigating the Future: Digital Public Goods, AI, and the Changing Landscape of Work
ADBI E-Learning Course on Frontiers in High-Speed Rail Development
News
Books
- Digital Transformation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Asia
Rapid and unpredictable digital technology innovation is reshaping economic, social, and cultural systems. - Navigating Resilient Post-Disaster Recovery in Asia and the Pacific
Post-disaster recovery entails physical or material reconstruction and the social and economic recovery of the affected communities.
Latest
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Impact of Trade Facilitation Indicators on Trade Flows in Transport Corridors of CAREC Region and Policy Implications
Developing stronger trade facilitation indicators along the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation corridors can have a significant positive impact on bilateral trade performance.
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Evolution of the China Railway Express in the Context of Policy Support, Trade Trends, and Infrastructure Supply
The rapid growth of China Railway Express has spurred collaboration among various players along the rail value chain between the People's Republic of China and the European Union.
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Results of the Survey on Financial Regulators’ Initiatives Regarding Corporate Climate-Related Disclosures: ADBI–ADB Climate Finance Dialogue Progress Report
There has been increasing momentum toward standardizing climate-related corporate disclosure since the International Sustainability Standards Board released the Climate-Related Disclosures in June 2023.
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Addressing Water Shortages Using a Community-Led Approach
A community-led approach engages the urban poor and other stakeholders in identifying, implementing, and sustaining a project.
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ThinkAsia relaunched by ADBI as new global knowledge hub
Hosted by ADBI, it is open to think tanks, universities, and other organizations working in sustainable development to become community partners and share their latest research and upcoming events.
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OECD-ADBI Roundtable Promotes Enhancing Cooperate Governance Toward Sustainable Growth in Asia
Tokyo, Japan – From AI’s use in capital markets to net-zero commitments, senior government officials and financial experts explored ways to support sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific during a two-day roundtable discussion in Tokyo.
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Convergent and External Validity of Risk Preference Elicitation Methods: Evidence from Viet Nam
Measuring risk preferences is crucial when it comes to determining the appropriate level of risk reduction and helping people cope with shocks in their daily lives.
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Direct Elections and Trust in State and Political Institutions: Evidence from Indonesia’s Election Reform
The effectiveness of government policies is greatly influenced by people’s trust in state and political institutions.
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Thermal Energy Storage and Cooling Load Response
Strong and effective policy interventions are essential for the deployment of thermal energy storage and demand response technologies.
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Solar Roofing: India’s 500-Gigawatt Renewable Energy Push through RESCO-Based Distributed Generation
Achieving economies of scale in the distributed renewable energy sector is a major challenge, partly due to the lower capacity potential of installations and remote locations.
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Tuition Fee or Tuition Free? The Case of Public Higher Education in the Philippines
Enrollment in tertiary education remains a barrier for many aspirants in the Philippines.
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Socioeconomic Impacts of Coastal Tourism on Local Communities in Kuakata, Bangladesh
Tourism activities are important for sustainable livelihoods, increasing adaptive capacity, and reducing vulnerability in coastal areas.
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Did the COVID-19 Lockdown Affect Air Quality? Evidence from Viet Nam
Lockdown policies in Viet Nam inhibited both industrial production and the mobility of people, which led to a greater reduction in fine particulate matter.
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Enhancing the Impact of Capacity Development Programs for Water and Sanitation Services in Asia
Improving access to clean water and adequate sanitation is particularly crucial in Asia and the Pacific, where 1.5 billion people in rural areas and 600 million people in urban areas still lack water supply and proper sanitation infrastructure.
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Navigating WASH Challenges in Rural Areas: Peer Effects and Infrastructure
Access to piped water increases the probability that rural households in Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic will adopt modern sanitation and washing facilities.
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Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA)
ADBI is resuming the Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) in 2024 to highlight the significant contribution of journalism that informs about the complex interlinkages between economic and social development and climate change in Asia and the Pacific.
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New Book Guides Policy Paths for Digital-driven Sustainable Growth in Asia
A new book published by the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) spotlights how digitalization can be harnessed to advance sustainable development amid the widening digital divide in Asia and the Pacific.
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Cloud Computing Policies and Their Economic Impacts in Asia and the Pacific
Government policies that promote cloud adoption not only improve government effectiveness but also have positive spillover effects on the rest of the economy.
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Digital Transformation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Asia
This book provides an evidence-based policy framework and implications for economies in the region to foster digitalization and achieve their development goals.
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Examining the Perception of Women’s Role in India’s Blue Economy: A Systematic Literature Review
In India, the perception of women’s employment and leadership may be biased due to historical ignorance of women’s abilities, the diversity of sociopolitical systems, and the gradual disintegration of social structures.
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Remittances from Tongan Migrant Workers: Channels, Costs, and Potential Gains from Switching
Micro-level intervention on the household choice of remittance channels and providers can potentially contribute to reducing remittance costs in the region.
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Digital Transformation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Asia
Rapid and unpredictable digital technology innovation is reshaping economic, social, and cultural systems.
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Does Environment and Health Awareness Matter for Household Fuel Choice? Empirical Evidence from Central Asia
The energy transition in countries where a large proportion of the population is energy poor could be a challenge.
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies and GHG Emissions: Firm-Level Empirical Evidence from Developing Asia
Fossil fuel subsidy removal by increasing user prices does not guarantee a reduction in emissions.
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An Overview of Approaches to Transition Finance for Hard-to-Abate Sectors
Climate finance has yet to reach the necessary scale for mobilizing sufficient funds to support the decarbonization efforts of businesses.
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Rail Transport Corridors in the CAREC Region: Long-Term Supply Chain Resilience and Short-Term Shocks
Diversification and strengthening of Eurasian rail corridors benefit Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation members through revenues from transit fees.
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Investment in Renewable Energy and Emissions: Firm-Level Empirical Evidence from the People’s Republic of China
Firms with greater air pollution or greenhouse gas emissions (measured as a share of revenue) invest more in renewable energy (measured as a share of equity).
Videos
- Digital Transformation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Asia
- 2023 ADBI Annual Conference Keynote Speech: Masatsugu Asakawa, President, Asian Development Bank
- Navigating Resilient Post-Disaster Recovery in Asia and the Pacific
- Asian Perspectives on Sovereign Debt and Managing Fiscal Risks
- Fostering Resilient Global Supply Chains Amid Risk and Uncertainty
Podcast
- How to close the finance gap for women entrepreneurs in India
- How to tackle energy poverty for a just transition in Central Asia
- Demographic Transition and Fiscal Sustainability in Asia and the Pacific
- How to promote green central banking and climate-related monetary policy in developing Asia
- How Japan’s sanitation and wastewater management breakthroughs can be applied to developing Asia