Adb News
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What the invisible nutrition crisis means for AsiaStudies have shown that higher CO2 levels in the atmosphere could make our food less nutritious, causing zinc deficiency among 175 million more people. What does this mean for Asia, home to some of the most food insecure people in the world? -
How e-commerce is changing us and our planetAll over the world, online shopping has become part of daily life, but have we thought about its impact on the planet and society as we know it?
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Climate change pushing Asia towards doomFood, health, energy; everything at risk as the temperature rises, but Asia also has the opportunity to lead in green technologies. -
Will China’s new Silk Road be green?Will the Belt and Road Initiative bring environmental devastation or a new era of Chinese global resource stewardship?
Adb Opinion
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Think bigger on small sanitation projects to reach the urban poor– Big-scale sanitation projects don't necessarily benefit the poor, writes ADB's Tomoo Ueda. How can development banks ensure benefits trickle down to this segment of society? -
Can we achieve universal electricity access without coal?– Ensuring underserved populations have reliable, clean and safe access to electricity is a $1.2 trillion opportunity, says ADB's Yongping Zhai. -
4 ways to rethink social protection for future work in Asia– Will traditional models of social security be enough in a region where the future of labour is being disrupted by digitalisation, socio-demographic changes, and globalisation?
Videos
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Typhoon Haiyan damage underscores cost of climate change– Yeb Saño, head of the Climate Change Commission of the Philippines, attributes typhoon to climate change and calls for international community to implement a 'loss and damage' mechanism
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