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Featured: Regional Cooperation and Integration

The growing dominance of processed foods in retail environments reflects broader shifts in food systems across Asia. Photo credit: ADB.
Why Regional Action Is Essential to Improve Food Environments in Asia

Cross-border trade, marketing, and supply chains are reshaping diets across Asia, limiting the effectiveness of national policies.

Exchange of information enables tax authorities to better combat tax evasion, resulting in increased revenue and enhanced funding for public services and infrastructure. Photo credit: ADB.
How to Adopt Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes

International exchange of information curbs the outflow of resources from tax evasion.

Market-based mechanisms support effective transboundary cooperation in river basin management. Photo credit: ADB.
Enhancing Transboundary Cooperation in River Basin Management for Climate Adaptation

The water-food-energy nexus approach can help Central Asia manage shared water resources and promote regional cooperation.

 

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Goal 1: No Poverty

AI-driven approaches aim to enhance the understanding of spatial distribution of poverty. Photo credit: ADB.
How AI and Satellites are Transforming Poverty Analysis

AI and satellite data improve poverty mapping in Indonesia and Maldives, enabling targeted solutions through data-driven insights.

Rising input costs, driven by currency depreciation, along with security concerns and logistics disruptions, can lead to low farm production. Photo credit: ADB.
Addressing Food Insecurity Amid Conflict and Climate Shocks in Myanmar

Solutions include food aid, farm recovery, climate-smart practices, fair pricing, rural finance, and resilient infrastructure.

Aerial view of the completed 12-storey Pearl City Residencies in Malapalla, constructed for households relocated from the Kelani Valley railway corridor. Photo credit: Maga Engineering (Pvt) Ltd.
From Hazard to Home: Relocating At-Risk Families to Pearl City

Low-income households were moved from at-risk areas near rail tracks to safe, inclusive housing—pioneering transparent, climate-resilient urban resettlement in Sri Lanka.