Asian Development Bank's knowledge collaboration platform for sharing development experience and expertise, best practices and technologies relevant to the SDGs
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Our latest newsletter examines how targeted #investments, stronger policies, and better use of #data can help #health systems deliver care more effectively and build #resilience amid growing demands.
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🏡 Up to 3.4 billion people worldwide lack access to adequate housing. Discover how a systems approach can help close the housing gap
Read @DevelopmentAsia article 💡 development.asia/explainer/a…
Read the affordable housing working paper 📖 adb.org/publications/afforda…
#UrbanOctober
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🤔 Can we use digital twin technology to clean up our rivers? The Pasig River Digital Twin uses geospatial data & river modelling to identify pollution hotspots. This helps governments make smart decisions to address the pollution.
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How has the state of the world’s soils changed over the past decade?
Ten years after its landmark 2015 assessment, @FAO’s Global Soil Partnership & ITPS take stock of the status of soils and the threats they face.
Explore the 2026 report 📘 doi.org/10.4060/ce0792en
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🌍 Join global leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, MSMEs, development partners & innovators at the SIDS Global Business Network Forum 2026 & Island Investment Forum!
📅 23-25 August 2026
📍Malé, Maldives
More: un.org/ohrlls/sids-global-bu…
#SIDSGBNForum #IIF #SIDSPartnerships
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From dialogue to action:
❇️ 1 000 participants.
❇️ 110+ countries.
❇️ 3 days of ideas that could reshape livestock systems.
The proceedings of the @FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation are out.
📘doi.org/10.4060/ce0524en
#SustainableLivestock
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🇵🇭 is implementing major reforms to integrate performance info into evidence-based budgeting & improve accountability.
READ how 🇵🇭 can further boost the linkage of public spending to public needs and priorities.
🟠 development.asia/insight/spe…
@ADBPhilippines
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Explore free economic forecasts, data, and expert research on the development issues shaping Asia and the Pacific — all in one place.
🔗 adb.org/publications
🔗 blogs.adb.org
🔗 development.asia
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This ADB event provided an opportunity to identify tangible responses, explore collaboration among stakeholders, and prioritize further knowledge exchange to close gaps in women’s labor force participation in #SriLanka.
🟠 WATCH events.development.asia/lear…
@sasecprogram
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Agricultural biodiversity is vital for coping with a changing climate and securing our future of food. 🥕🍊🍎🍅🍒🥔
5️⃣ benefits of agricultural biodiversity 👇
#AgriculturalBiodiversity
READ ➡️ 5 Lessons from Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code Pilots in Fiji, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka
🟠 development.asia/case-study/…
Kesenjangan pembiayaan UMKM di Indonesia mencapai $235 miliar, dengan tantangan lebih besar bagi pengusaha perempuan. Simak 5 pelajaran dari program pilot Women Entrepreneurs Finance Code di Indonesia, Fiji, dan Sri Lanka. development.asia/case-study/…
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Nature & ecosystems supply many goods & services. This explainer describes
1️⃣ use & non-use values of nature based on these services
2️⃣ challenges in proper valuation of natural assets
3️⃣ key factors to consider in adopting nature valuation frameworks.
🟠 development.asia/explainer/e…
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Climate finance isn’t charity, it’s an investment in global stability and a livable planet.
From funding clean energy to drought-resilient seeds for farmers, it cuts emissions and strengthens communities.
Explore some real-world examples: un.org/en/climatechange/why-…
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ADB’s Handbook on Cultural Heritage in Impact Assessment outlines actionable guidance, tools, & good practices to help practitioners identify, assess, and manage both tangible and intangible cultural #heritage.
🟠 WATCH the launch of the handbook at events.development.asia/lear…
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Lower-Carbon Roads
A pilot project in Viet Nam found warm mix asphalt reduced emissions while maintaining pavement performance. development.asia/insight/bui…
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In 🇹🇭 women comprise less than 7% of leadership in provincial #health offices. In the Ministry of Public Health, they make up only 9% of higher #executive civil servants.
READ #policy actions that can advance female leadership in #publichealth.
🟠 development.asia/insight/adv…
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📦 Global material use rose 25% (2015–2022):
92.1→115.1 billion tonnes.
💰 80% consumed by higher-income countries — just half the world's population.
➡️ Learn more about reaching #SDG12: unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2…
#SDGReport #SDGs #GlobalGoals
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Our latest newsletter examines how targeted #investments, stronger policies, and better use of #data can help #health systems deliver care more effectively and build #resilience amid growing demands.
🟠 READ lnkd.in/gg4B7DyD
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Harvesting the Sun: Scaling Up Grid-Integrated Solar Irrigation Pumps in Bangladesh
A dual-purpose energy model enabled farmers to irrigate crops and earn additional income by supplying surplus electricity to the grid.
development.asia/case-study/… @DevelopmentAsia @CIF_Action
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This article shares solutions & recommendations to achieve systematic data mgmt at nat'l level among East Asian economies, generate more robust & comparable data at regional level & align nat'l action plans & policies w/ the Global Plastics Treaty.
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Social protection is a safety net for humanity. Over half of the world is now covered by at least one form of protection, like health insurance or pensions.
un.org/sustainabledevelopmen…
#GlobalGoals
