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Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar Breathes Easier After Cleanup of Air Quality
With ADB’s help, reforms to reduce air pollution and protect human health were implemented in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
People's Republic of China: Three Cities of Guangxi Realizing Their Potential in Regional Networks
An ADB project improved living conditions in three cities in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China, to help unlock their potential as strategic regional transport corridors.
People's Republic of China: Empowering Farmers through Participatory Irrigation Management
About 195,400 farmers in poor, drought-prone counties in Qinghai province, People's Republic of China can now enjoy affordable irrigation thanks to the loan funded by ADB and capacity development technical assistance funded by the Multidonor Trust Fund under the Water Financing Partnership Facility.
Change of Pace in the Heart of Asia
Uzbekistan, with its over 33 million inhabitants, plays a key role in the economic development of Central Asia. Over the past few decades, the double-landlocked country has undergone a remarkable transition from a former Soviet state to a market-based econ
Power to the Poor Scheme Empowers Rural Women in the Lao PDR
An ADB power transmission project expanded electricity access to more than 24,095 households, including 8,832 poor households in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Mongolian Girls Brainstorm Solutions to Online Harassment
With girls in Mongolia spending more time online and falling prey to cyber harassment, an ADB technical assistance is providing digital and crowdsourcing approaches to prevent new forms of gender-based violence, increase reporting, and hold predators accountable.
Rural Cambodians benefit from investments to combat climate change
ADB's $588 million investment program aims to improve climate resilience of agricultural infrastructure in Cambodia.
Inland waterways offer sustainable transport for the People's Republic of China’s Hunan Province
To enhance inland water transport in People's Republic of China’s Hunan Province, ADB helped finance the construction of a navigation–cum–hydropower complex, an inland port, and landing stations in remote rural areas.
Empowering women in public service in Lao PDR
ADB's support for Lao PDR’s Health Sector Governance Program helped the government move toward its goal of universal health care by 2025 and improved delivery of health services, particularly for the poor, women, and children.
Energy Flows Where Attention Goes: European Expertise in Pakistan
ADB’s European Representative Office works with the bank’s 17 European member countries to facilitate the application of European expertise to ADB projects in developing member countries, such as the Balakot Hydropower Development Project in Pakistan.