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Discover insights and approaches in regional cooperation which can help strengthen #trade systems and sustain long-term growth in Asia and the Pacific.
🟠 READ our latest newsletter. mailchi.mp/development.asia/…
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Critical minerals, essential to clean energy, digitalization and electrification, are reshaping global trade.
Will they drive fragmentation or build resilience?
Stronger cooperation and policy coherence will be key: ow.ly/MZA850Zb4w5
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Air conditioning & ventilation typically account for 50%–60% of #energy consumption in large hospitals.
Discover the air environments required in different areas of a hospital & effective cooling options that can cut power consumption by 30%–50%.
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This ADB #webinar unpacks
1️⃣ the role of battery #energy storage systems in modern power grids
2️⃣ ways to accelerate BESS deployment
3️⃣ safety standards, risk mitigation strategies, & best practices in installing & operating utility-scale BESS.
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The Rep. of Korea (ROK) is one of the few countries that have moved up to high-income economy status from low-income status in less than a century. The ROK’s emphasis on TVET has played a big role, enabling it to swiftly shift to heavy industries.
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Our article looks at how rock seawalls and mangrove restoration is offering a practical solution to protect coastal villages across Fiji.
This initiative shows how data and knowledge can work hand in hand to build resilience: ow.ly/Z9EY50Z1s28
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In this ADB #webinar, speakers from 🇲🇳, 🇲🇲, & the 🇵🇭 share how #civilsociety orgs prevent & respond to tech-facilitated GBV. They also explain risk patterns, CSOs’ support to survivors, & lessons learned from interventions.
🟠 Access the presentations at events.development.asia/lear…
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As the world grapples with a housing deficit affecting billions of people, the construction sector faces another challenge: buildings account for roughly 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
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🇹🇱 can catalyze the devt of its #blueeconomy by
1️⃣ building community awareness on ocean protection
2️⃣ strengthening National Oceans #Policy implementation
3️⃣ preparing a project pipeline for private sector funding
4️⃣ closing port #infrastructure gaps.
🟠 development.asia/insight/dev…
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The ADB-World Bank Trade Forum 2026 examines
1️⃣ the new geopolitics of multilateral trade
2️⃣ their implications for value chain integration & economic resilience
3️⃣ the strategic link b/w trade policies & industrial policies.
🟠 Access the presentations at events.development.asia/lear…
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The ocean supports coastal jobs, food security, and the resilience of millions across Asia and the Pacific.
Our article looks at how public finance tools, blue bonds, and marine protection are helping governments act, and what it will take to scale them: ow.ly/rEaB50YIw6x
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To respond to @ThGreaterMekong migrants’ high #mobility, geographic barriers, and interruptions to care, this #policy brief suggests introducing #digital health passports, expanding telemedicine, and setting up interoperable referral systems.
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The green and blue bond program enables us to support developing member countries seeking to deliver sustainable growth to help reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of their people.
Visit our website to learn more: ow.ly/jZ3w50Z3Hk5
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In 2023 🇵🇬’s govt rolled out a program to impart strategic #skills among health facility directors.
A report revealed that the #training significantly improved the graduates’ #leadership confidence, decision making, and organizational performance.
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This ADB #learning session explores how small-scale ports in #SEAsia can support sustainable fisheries through stronger #governance, better #monitoring and traceability, and improved practices across the seafood #supplychain.
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Our research explores what growing old in Kandy's hills really means, published on @DevelopmentAsia:
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Research supported by @LIRNEasia
#CareEconomy #AgeingInSriLanka #CEPA #CEPAInsights
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Dive into key findings from ADB’s 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 2026 & its recommended policy priorities such as leveraging digital investment & strengthening trade agreements & financial safety nets.
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🚲 Cycling connects homes to opportunity. From jobs and education to healthcare and public spaces, safe and affordable cycling helps build healthier, more inclusive and resilient cities for all.
#WorldBicycleDay #SustainableMobility #CitiesForAll
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Rising seas, raging wildfires, heatwaves, melting glaciers.
The climate crisis continues to drive devastating environmental, social & economic impacts.
On Friday’s #WorldEnvironmentDay, join @UNEP in calling for more ambitious #ClimateAction. worldenvironmentday.global/
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#WorldEnvironmentDay 2026 calls for collective #climateaction.
BROWSE our content on #policy solutions that incorporate #climate adaptation, mitigation, and #resilience at the national and local levels.
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This webinar presents an Asia Pacific Regional Cooperation & Integration Index version tailored to ADB’s Pacific developing member countries. It assesses their economic linkages w/ Asia, among its members, & w/ external partners.
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@ADBChiefEcon
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