In the Spotlight

Institutional Document | 26 Jul 2018

Strategy 2030: Achieving a Prosperous, Inclusive, Resilient, and Sustainable Asia and the Pacific

Strategy 2030 sets the course for ADB’s efforts to respond effectively to the Asia and Pacific region’s changing needs. 

News Release | 13 Oct 2021

ADB Raises 2019–2030 Climate Finance Ambition to $100 Billion

The Asian Development Bank has announced it is elevating its ambition to deliver climate financing to its developing member countries to $100 billion from 2019–2030. 

Article | 13 Sep 2021

ADB’s COVID-19 response for developing Asia surpasses $20 billion

ADB’s committed assistance to help its developing member countries address the COVID-19 pandemic including vaccination support has surpassed $20 billion

Article | 12 Aug 2021

Bridging Financing Gaps for Women Starts with Better Data and Technology

ADB recently launched the Women’s Finance Exchange to promote awareness about how women can improve their finances and livelihoods. Here's how it can help to ensure nobody is left behind as countries recover.

Video | 13 Jul 2021

How Cofinancing Spurs Private Investments in Climate Solutions and Gender Equity across Asia and the Pacific

The Government of Canada is a key partner in ADB’s efforts to establish an enabling environment for private sector climate financing in Asia and the Pacific. 

Video | 10 Aug 2021

Power and Empower: Improving Lombok Women’s Lives by Investing in Clean Energy

Solar power projects in Lombok Island, Indonesia have opened opportunities for women through jobs and training.

Project Result / Case Study | 24 Apr 2020

Five years after the Nepal earthquake – building back better schools for a safer future

ADB's Earthquake Emergency Assistance Project in Nepal, jointly financed by ADB, US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Government of Nepal, financed the rebuilding of quality schools to withstand future disasters.