The Asian Development Bank is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region. Its main instruments for helping its developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical assistance.

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Strengthening the database of the poor, marginalized, and vulnerable households can improve delivery of relief packages.

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Accurate baseline data can guide policy reforms that leverage the informal recycling sector for cost-effective urban waste management.

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Among the remedial measures are boosting revenue generation, striving for expenditure efficiency, and unburdening liabilities.

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COP14 resolutions reinforce ADB’s mandate to support DMCs in meeting their obligations through strengthened safeguards.

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Boosting agricultural productivity through technology, training, and better farmer access to markets will enhance food stability.

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Indigenous peoples can better articulate their role in making sense of a project’s environmental and social impacts through participatory storytelling.

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Insights gained from natural capital accounting can guide the design of projects and public policies.

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Valuation approaches include cost-based, revealed preference, stated preference, and benefit transfer.

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Without proper valuation, natural assets’ scarcity remains economically invisible, leading to their exploitation for short-term gains.