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Large-scale vaccination requires a comprehensive strategy, infrastructure, human resources, monitoring systems, and a receptive public.
Poverty maps derived from satellite images helped target the most vulnerable households in pandemic-affected areas in the Philippines.
Disbursing against results, rather than upfront expenditures, helps improve the effectiveness and efficiency of government-owned sector programs and promote good practices.
In Mongolia, ADB supports a new way of banking without collateral to improve credit access for women and small businesses.
Build storage facilities, protect local workers, and develop systems to monitor risks.
Earth observation data can help farmers increase crop yields and save water at the same time.
A livelihood project sets up night markets in border towns of the Greater Mekong Subregion and provides microfinance support to vendors.
The Yangtze River Protection Law sets a precedent for legislating policies that support the sustainable development and management of rivers.
Strengthening multi-sectoral policy response can help health systems adapt to the increasing dominance of noncommunicable diseases.
A study of four possible futures arising from COVID-19 and climate change impacts offers policy makers guideposts for rebuilding tourism.