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Reports
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Snapshot of Sustainable Development Goals at the Subnational Government Level in Indonesia
This report assesses how Indonesia is implementing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the subnational government (SNG) level, identifies gaps and good practices, and outlines ways to speed up progress.
National Strategies for Carbon Markets under the Paris Agreement: Making Informed Policy Choices
This report analyzes why deepening carbon markets in Asia and the Pacific can help economies reach ambitious emission reduction goals and generate the financing needed to scale up climate action and build a resilient future.
Mapping Hazards in Nepal’s Melamchi River: Catchment to Enhance Kathmandu’s Water Security
This technical report assesses the string of events that triggered Nepal’s Melamchi River floods in 2021 and highlights threats to the catchment area that provides vital drinking water to Kathmandu’s fast-growing population.
The Race to Manufacture COVID-19 Vaccines: Emerging Vaccine Technologies
Detailing how Australia’s Therapeutics Goods Administration conducted horizon scanning for new vaccines during the pandemic to assist ADB, this report is designed to help countries in Asia and the Pacific prepare for future outbreaks.
Climate Resilient Fiscal Planning: A Review of Global Good Practices
This report shows how adopting good practices around climate-resilient fiscal planning can help decision-makers in Asia and the Pacific ramp up public and private resources to plug the yawning adaptation financing gap.
Sustainable Rural Wastewater Management in the People's Republic of China: Institutional, Regulatory, and Financial Frameworks and Stakeholder Participation
Analyzing rural wastewater management in the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC), this publication considers current financing, policy, and institutional frameworks, and proposes ways forward.
Financing for Public Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Cases of the Republic of Korea and the United States
Highlighting the importance of Asia’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs), this report shows how economies can learn from policies employed by the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States (US) to offer SMEs the credit they need to thrive.
Greening the Financial System: Climate Financial Risks and How ADB Can Help
This report outlines the opportunities for ADB and other multilateral development banks to help make financial markets in Asia and the Pacific more resilient to climate risk and support the transition to a low carbon economy.
Asia Bond Monitor – November 2023
This edition analyzes how financial conditions weakened and bond yields rose in most emerging East Asian markets between 1 September and 10 November amid expectations that the United States Federal Reserve would keep interest rates elevated for an extended period.
Earth Observation Services and Tools for Development: Examples from Indonesia
Featuring richly detailed satellite images of Indonesia, this report shows how precise Earth Observation (EO) tools can help planners shaping infrastructure, agriculture, and coastal management, as well as climate adaptation and disaster resilience.