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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Update curricula to offer more green-focused programs, leverage R&D on new technologies, and commercialize green-tech start-ups.

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Local governments need a combination of strategic policy reforms and capacity building to effectively perform disaster risk reduction and management functions.

Policy Brief

Identify investment opportunities, expedite reforms to improve business environment, support ESG standards, and forge strategic partnerships.

Policy Brief

EPR frameworks, plastic credit schemes, and high-level waste management technologies can support the Global Plastics Treaty implementation.

Insight

The government is strengthening its economic foundations and upscaling food and nutrition and climate-resilient social assistance to address the country’s food insecurity.