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A study of four Southeast Asian markets examines how digital financial solutions can play a key role in closing gaps in financial inclusion.

One of the strategies being used to transition to digital banking is to expand the customer base beyond people who use traditional banks.

Transporting passengers and cargo over navigable rivers and canals reduces road and rail congestion, road crashes, pollution, emissions, and energy consumption.

COP14 resolutions reinforce ADB’s mandate to support DMCs in meeting their obligations through strengthened safeguards.

The vulture collapse in South Asia due to diclofenac has caused health, economic, and cultural issues, driving urgent conservation efforts and the exploration of new biodiversity credit mechanisms.

In climate-vulnerable communities in Fiji and Mongolia, capacity-building activities support women’s participation in the green economy.

Urban cooling with nature-based solutions requires integrated planning, equitable access, community input, and local adaptation for fair, effective results.

Investments should seek to strengthen women’s capacities to anticipate, absorb, and adapt to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change and contribute to sustainable development. 

Taking a risk-management approach to large-scale projects involves investing in project preparation and attending to stakeholders’ concerns early, such as land and resettlement issues.

Governments work together to develop viable projects and financing to protect and preserve the wetlands along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway.