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ADB has approved capital management reforms that unlock $100 billion in new funding capacity over the next decade to address the region’s overlapping, simultaneous crises.

ADB, with financing from the government of Japan, is supporting Mongolia to improve solid waste management practices, reduce environmental pollution, and enhance community awareness and employment opportunities in the waste management sector.

Disruptions to economies and global supply chains highlight the importance of accurate and timely economic statistics. See how high-frequency Automatic Identification System (AIS) data can yield timely insights into global trading activity.

The Asian Development Fund (ADF) is proud to be Asia and the Pacific's steadfast partner in 50 years of rapid growth and development. In the face of deepening challenges, the ADF remains committed to building resilience in ADB’s poorest and most vulnerable developing member countries.

ໃນໄລຍະປີ 2017-2020 ມາຮອດປີ 2023, ການດຳເນີນງານຂອງທະນາຄານພັດທະນາອາຊີ ຫຼື ADB ຢູ່ ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ (ສປປ ລາວ) ໄດ້ສຸມໃສ່ (i) ປັບປຸງການເຊື່ອມຕໍ່ທາງກາຍະພາບ ເພື່ອກະຕຸ້ນການລົງທຶນຂອງພາກເອກະຊົນໃນເສດຖະກິດເພື່ອການສ້າງວຽກເຮັດງານທຳ ແລະ ການສ້າງລາຍຮັບ, (ii) ພັດທະນາສີມືແຮງງານທີ່ສະໜັບສະໜູນໃຫ້ແກ່ການຂະຫຍາຍຕົວ ໃນຂະແໝງການທີ່ບໍ່ແມ່ນຊັບພະຍາກອນ ແລະ ການປັບປຸງການເຂົ້າເຖິງການບໍລິການດ້ານສຸຂະພາບ ເພື່ອຍົກສູງສະມັດຕະພາບແຮງງານ, ແລະ (iii) ຮັບປະກັນການຄຸ້ມຄອງຊັບພະຍາກອນທໍາມະຊາດໃຫ້ຍືນຍົງ ແລະ ທົນທານຕໍ່ສະພາບອາກາດ. ຄວາມສະເໝີພາບບົດບາດລະຫວ່າງຍິງ-ຊາຍ ແລະ ການບໍລິຫານປົກຄອງ ແມ່ນຫົວຂໍ້ທີ່ຕິດພັນກັບທຸກຂະແໜງການ.

During the period 2017–2020, extended to 2023, ADB operations in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) focused on (i) improving physical connectivity to catalyze private sector investment in the economy to generate employment and income, (ii) developing skills that support growth in the non-resource sectors and improving access to health services to enhance labor productivity, and (iii) ensuring sustainable natural resource management and climate resilience. Gender equity and governance were crosscutting themes.

The Bangladesh SASEC Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar Rail Project features innovative social and environment safeguard measures taken, including the construction of the world’s first elephant overpass.

ADB consulted with the indigenous Dumagat as part of the 2009 Safeguard Policy Statement (SPS) Review and Update process. Using participative storytelling, four video journals were produced with the Dumagat to generate lessons on the implementation of the SPS.

Timor-Leste is highly vulnerable to climate change impacts. Together with the Government of Timor-Leste and the National University of Timor-Leste, ADB is conducting a study to examine climate adaptation measures in the road sector.