Beyond COVID-19 recovery, ADB assistance to Samoa will focus on energy investments, upgrading port facilities, constructing climate-resilient roads, and supporting private enterprises to create more jobs.
Commercialization is an important tool in the arsenal of Pacific state-owned utilities as they seek to decarbonize and mitigate climate change-related risks, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.
This publication reviews the financial performance of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in nine Pacific island economies and looks at how policy makers can help state-owned power utilities address climate risk.
ADB has approved $38 million in contingent disaster financing to help Kiribati, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga respond to disasters triggered by natural hazards and health emergencies.
This report presents an analysis of 2018 social protection data from the Asian Development Bank’s 14 Pacific developing member countries.
Samoa has two main islands—Savaii and Upolu—and several smaller ones covering 2,934 square kilometers of land. It depends on fisheries and agriculture for exports while importing most of its fuel and commodities.
Samoa was a founding member of ADB in 1966 and has been receiving support from ADB for infrastructure development, policy reforms, and strengthening of its climate resilience. Samoa made good progress in addressing poverty, gender, health, education, and environment.
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Samoa Pacific Country Office
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Last updated: 6 January 2023