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20 February 2019

jakarta transients traffic jam

Policy & Finance

Strong institutions can nourish inclusive, sustainable green growth

5 October 2018

Mobile restroom in Nepal

Waste

Think bigger on small sanitation projects to reach the urban poor

6 September 2018

A laborer hauls crushed rocks pulversied by a diesel-powered crusher in the shadow of a wind turbine.

Energy

Can we achieve universal electricity access without coal?

23 August 2018

A man sells eggs in a tricycle in Bacolod City, the Philippines

Policy & Finance

4 ways to rethink social protection for future work in Asia

21 August 2018

A member of the Sekonyer Community in Kalimantan, Indonesia

Policy & Finance

Why strengthening land rights strengthens development

15 August 2018

The 60th session of UNCTAD’s Trade and Development Board

Policy & Finance

The world needs new ways to cooperate on international development—here are 4 ideas

10 August 2018

green bonds ADB

Policy & Finance

Do greenness standards matter for green bonds? Some empirical evidence

1 August 2018

Nam Gnouang Dam on a tributary of the Nam Theun River in Laos

Energy

The Laos disaster reminds us that local people are too often victims of dam development

13 April 2018

A woman in Southern Laos tends to her water buffaloes

Policy & Finance

Time to dismantle legal barriers to climate finance in Asia-Pacific

27 February 2018

Trung Son Hydropower Project,Construction site, Mai Chau district, Vietnam. Photo:

Policy & Finance

Want to build low-carbon infrastructure? Try local currency green bonds

22 February 2018

women in dhaka hospital

Policy & Finance

5 ways to make Asian cities more inclusive

23 January 2018

Women dance during the Navruz Holiday in Chanori Suhta Village in Tajikistan

Policy & Finance

How to expand international climate finance investments

5 January 2018

Motorists queue for fuel at a petrol kiosk in Seminyak, Bali.

Policy & Finance

Fossil fuel subsidies – a harmful government expenditure

11 December 2017

The Asian Development Bank has agreed to lend €9.2 to Singapore-based Sunseap Group for the building of a 10 MW solar facility in Cambodia

Policy & Finance

How MDBs can unlock private finance for development

5 July 2017

Woman cooking over a stove in India

Transport

When investing in infrastructure, don't forget gender

8 June 2017

Locals patrol the forest in Vietnam

Carbon & Climate

Bolster safeguards through civil society to protect the environment

31 May 2017

Lopburi Solar Farm, Thailand

Transport

Using high-tech infrastructure to fight climate change

27 April 2017

Pakistani family's new aid-sponsored brick house

Policy & Finance

Benefits of good governance outweigh the costs

10 January 2017

Slums in Manila.

Cities

Let's bring back the urban health advantage

15 November 2016

Ministry of Communications and Information building in Singapore

Policy & Finance

Don't try to achieve SDGs without these governance building blocks

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