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Mongolia Is Introducing Effective and Innovative Solid Waste Management with ADB’s Support
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.
Lisette Cipriano on Accelerating Digital Inclusion for Women and Girls in Asia and the Pacific
ADB Senior Digital Technology Specialist Lisette Cipriano shares how financial inclusion is critical for women’s empowerment. Financial products and services help women provide for their families and support women entrepreneurs to build their businesses.
Samantha Hung on Accelerating Digital Inclusion for Women and Girls in Asia and the Pacific International Women’s Day and Gender Month 2023
This year’s International Women’s Day and Gender Month focuses on digital innovation and technology for gender equality. ADB Chief of Gender Equality Samantha Hung discusses that it is time to close the digital gender gap and accelerate digital inclusion for women and girls in Asia and the Pacific.
South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Road Connectivity Project
ADB is supporting the improvement of the Bangladesh Joydevpur-Elenga-Hatkumrul-Rangpur-Burimari-Banglabandha road system to promote trade, business competitiveness, and regional connectivity. Watch the video.
Improving Road Connectivity Planning in Bhutan
Roads are lifeline for Bhutan to deliver goods and services. ADB is helping Bhutan to improve road transport planning and programming by enhancing DOR’s planning capacity, reviewing road connectivity, maintenance plan, and developing a masterplan.
Water Financing Partnership Facility: Delivering Water Investments and Changing Lives
Through the Water Financing Partnership Facility, ADB has been able to deliver more water investments with high development impact and demonstration value, improve governance, and strengthen the capacity of water institutions in the region.
Asian Impact Webinar: Economic Impacts of Urban Transit Infrastructure Upgrading
Mass transit infrastructure can have a wide range of development benefits—many of which are not captured in traditional cost-benefit analysis. What economic impacts could North-South Railway project have for the Philippines?
Republic of Korea e-Asia and Knowledge Partnership Fund and ADB Partner to Combat COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific
The EAKPF supports ADB developing member countries improve vaccine development capabilities through capacity building programs at Yonsei University’s Korea National Institute for Bio-Processing Research and Training (K-NIBRT) facility.
Crossing the Expanse: A Connected Cook Islands
The Cook Islands improved its internet connectivity via a $20 million co-financed project by ADB and New Zealand. It offers better quality and affordable broadband for the public, reducing transaction costs for businesses, government, and households.
Improved Railways Boosting Connectivity in Bangladesh
ADB has been a long-standing partner in supporting the overall development of the railway in Bangladesh for boosting connectivity and promoting trade and regional cooperation.
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