In the Spotlight
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A New Clean and Sustainable Ocean Partnership
ADB and the European Investment Bank (EIB) join forces to protect oceans and support the blue economy. Learn more
Read blog: For clean oceans, action must be local and global
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Skills Development Vital to Enabling Transition to Industry 4.0 in Southeast Asia
While jobs have been lost to automation in recent years, new jobs will emerge as new and disruptive technologies are adopted. Now is the time to invest in skills development that will help displaced workers. Read more
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ADB Calls for Far-Reaching Reforms to Build Resilient Education Systems Amid COVID-19
With the right resources, strengthened capacity, and deliberate actions, the region can put its education systems on a new and positive path as we settle into a new normal post-COVID-19. Read more
Download: COVID-19 and Education in Asia and the Pacific - Guidance Note
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ADB Insight: Green and Resilient Recovery
The economic recovery from COVID-19 and meeting the threat of climate change aren't opposite issues: they're two sides of the same coin. But what does a green and resilient recovery look like? What are the incentives for building back greener? And does the collective will exist to make it happen? Watch new episode
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Leveraging Digital Technologies Key to Asia’s COVID-19 Recovery
A flagship ADB publication, the Asian Economic Integration Report 2021, looks at Asia and the Pacific’s progress in regional cooperation and integration, and examines the initial impact of the pandemic on trade, cross-border investment, financial integration, and the movement of people.
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Getting Ready for the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
This new ADB brief discusses coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine procurement and distribution in Asia and the Pacific and provides recommendations for addressing challenges including vaccine storage and cold chain management. Download
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How to have healthy and age-friendly cities in the People's Republic of China
A new ADB report offers an operational framework for creating an urban society fit for four generations in the People’s Republic of China – and elsewhere. Read more