Can Asia’s Cities Go Net Zero?
Policymakers in Asia’s cities won’t often win the argument for change and investment by leading with carbon emissions reduction alone, so wh...
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Asia's Developing Future
The Asian Development Bank Institute (adbi.org), Tokyo, is the think tank of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Manila. It is the top regional studies center and the second-ranked government-...
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Rethinking Health Financing in Asia and the Pacific
Health systems across Asia and the Pacific are under pressure. Populations are aging, and there are increasing risks from climate change and...
Global solutions in a fragmented world: Christian Kastrop on multilateralism and middle powers
At the Global Solutions Summit in Berlin, ADBI Dean Bambang Brodjonegoro speaks with Global Solutions Initiative President Christian Kastrop...
Unlocking the potential of the blue economy in Asia and the Pacific
Jodie Kuntzsch, foundational CEO of Moananui, and managing director of Aleotion, and Michael Huang, senior research fellow at the Ocean Poli...
How demographics are redefining Asia’s future
From Japan’s aging lessons to unlocking the demographic dividend in South Asia, Rohini Somanathan, Professor and Head of the Economics Depar...
Designing industrial policy for gender equality
Industrial policy plays a central role in shaping how economies grow—but the sectors governments support, the firms they finance, and the sk...
Digital trade: Asia's next phase of economic integration
Asia’s economic rise has been built on trade, but with the global trading system undergoing structural transformation could digital trade de...
Shaping Asia’s future prosperity: Indermit Gill on Asia’s path to sustainable growth
What does it take for developing economies in Asia and the Pacific to grow, move beyond middle-income status and cope with today’s global ch...
Governing in a changing world: Francis Fukuyama on training the leaders of tomorrow
What does it take to develop effective policymakers in today’s turbulent geopolitical climate? Professor Francis Fukuyama joined ADBI Dean B...
How alternative dispute resolution can drive development in Asia
Court battles can drag on for years, but what if major cross-border disputes could be solved in just days? Nadja Alexander, Director of the...
AI at work: hype, hope, and hard realities in Asia
How is AI reshaping the future of work across Asia and the Pacific? In this episode, journalist Michael Beltran and Professor Mohammad Jarra...
The triple burden of malnutrition in modern Asia
Dr. K.E. Seetharam, Senior Consulting Specialist at the Asian Development Bank Institute, and Dr. Sakshi Pandey of the Capacity Building Com...
Why regional integration in Asia matters now more than ever
With global fragmentation on the rise, ADBI Dean Bambang Brodjonegoro and ADB Vice-President for East and Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, S...
The costs of financial crime prevention in Asia and the Pacific
As scams and cybercrime soar in the digital age, financial crime has become a moving target. Shawn Hunter, research fellow at Griffith Asia...
Asia’s learning crisis: how teachers and technology are changing the game
In this episode of Asia’s Developing Future, Daniel Suryadarma and Takiko Igarashi from ADB Institute explore how Asia can tackle its growin...
Cementing sustainability in the construction industry
Governments are some of the biggest buyers of construction services, putting them in a powerful position to shape a more sustainable future....
Growing a sustainable future for smallholder farmers
Globally, smallholder farmers account for over 80% of farms and are estimated to produce around one-third of the world's food, but with clim...
Why InsurTech matters: innovation, inclusion and impact
If you don’t know what InsurTech is, you should. Listen to global insurance expert Susan Holliday explain how this dynamic area of FinTech i...
Navigating the future of smart ports
How can smart ports drive sustainability and development? ADB’s Yesim Elhan-Kayalar and maritime expert Eleanor Hadland explore how AI and o...
Building risk resilience in Asia and the Pacific
Estimates suggest that only 15% of Asian assets have appropriate coverage for disaster risks. How can these “protection gaps” be filled? Yos...