How to Move from Resolutions to Actions in Addressing Biodiversity Challenges COP14 resolutions reinforce ADB’s mandate to support DMCs in meeting their obligations through strengthened safeguards.
Addressing Timor-Leste’s Food Security and Nutrition Boosting agricultural productivity through technology, training, and better farmer access to markets will enhance food stability.
Developing Timor-Leste’s Blue Economy Initiatives should start by focusing on building awareness on the importance of oceans and coastal habitat.
Addressing the Challenges of Southeast Asia’s Growing Biomaterial Industry Bioplastics industry development hinges on strategic direction and vision, environmental sustainability, and better waste management.
Profitable Ecosystem Restoration: A Pilot in the Kubuqi Desert Valuing GEP and implementing ecological compensation mechanism can enhance the sustainable finance mechanism of desert ecosystem restoration.
Transforming Fergana Valley into Central Asia’s Hub for Growth and Connectivity Developing regional value chains will promote trade and unlock the region’s unrealized economy.
Mitigating Emerging Food Security Risks in Rice Markets Building the resilience of rice markets is key to ensuring food security amid increasing prices and climate risks in Asia and the Pacific.
Strategies for Establishing a Commodity Exchange for Kazakhstan A study found that the proposed exchange should focus on electricity and emissions before adding agricultural products to the mix.
Improving Central Asia’s Climate Resilience through the Water–Agriculture–Energy Nexus The region needs to increase resource efficiency, diversify economies, and enhance cooperation to bolster adaptation and mitigation efforts.
Unlocking the Benefits of Biogas in a Circular Agri-food Economy In the People’s Republic of China, biogas plants supply electricity to livestock farms using their wastes and produce organic fertilizer for eco-farming.