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

ADB Joins 11 Leading Multilateral Development Banks and IMF in Launching First Joint Report on Financing SDGs

The report is released at the end of a critical year, in which the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic threatens to reverse progress on the SDGs. In response, MDBs have collectively mobilized a global response package of $230 billion between 2020 and 2021 to reduce the impact of the pandemic.

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COVID-19 (Coronavirus): ADB's Response

ADB is supporting its developing members in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak through finance, knowledge, and partnerships.

News Release

$9 Billion ADB Facility to Help Members Access and Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines

ADB has launched a $9 billion vaccine initiative—the Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX)—offering rapid and equitable support to its developing members as they procure and deliver effective and safe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines.

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. 

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.

Video | 11 Jun 2019

Helping Cambodia Transition to Cleaner Energy

ADB is supporting Cambodia in constructing a 100 MW solar power park and transmission lines to the grid. The Cambodia Solar Power Project features $3.25 million in cofinancing through the Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia.