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Our thoughts are with the people of Nepal ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ตThe flooding that struck the Rasuwagadhi border area and other parts of nort...
27/08/2026

Our thoughts are with the people of Nepal ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ต

The flooding that struck the Rasuwagadhi border area and other parts of northern Nepal has brought immense loss, with families grieving, communities waiting for news, and homes and roads swept away.

ADB stands with Nepal, and we are ready to support the response and recovery in the weeks ahead.

27/08/2026

Hereโ€™s what weโ€™re reading on Development Asia this week:

๐Ÿ“Œ ๐‡๐š๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ง: ๐’๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐”๐ฉ ๐†๐ซ๐ข๐-๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ก
A dual-purpose energy model enabled farmers to irrigate crops and earn additional income by supplying surplus electricity to the grid: link.adb.org/4g4qQnX

๐Ÿ“Œ ๐๐ž๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก: ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž
From frontline workers to community-based care, countries are finding practical ways to expand support for maternal mental health: link.adb.org/4icyzld

๐Ÿ“Œ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง'๐ฌ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž
Combining leadership and climate training can help women lead more confidently in climate decision-making: link.adb.org/3RZLYTf

27/08/2026

When Mongolia's grasslands struggle, so do the communities that have relied on them for generations.

Our experts explore how smarter herding, stronger livestock, and land restoration can build a more resilient future: link.adb.org/4gtZ5UG

26/08/2026

Every August we mark ASEAN Day, and with the Philippines chairing ASEAN this year, we hosted a celebration at our headquarters in Manila.

While the halls filled with cultural performances, we also asked the harder questions about what countries must do to sustain development gains in a changing global environment.

It was a reminder of why cooperation matters: to keep delivering opportunities for 700 million people across the region.

At the ASEAN High-Level Conference on Connectivity in Manila today, ADB President Masato Kanda urged governments to move...
26/08/2026

At the ASEAN High-Level Conference on Connectivity in Manila today, ADB President Masato Kanda urged governments to move faster on the cross-border power, transport, digital, and financial links the region's economic security now rests on.

ASEAN needs at least $210 billion in infrastructure investment a year. ADB will mobilize up to $30 billion by 2030, including up to $10 billion build the regionโ€™s cross-border grid.

๐Ÿ”— link.adb.org/3SsQqdo

This week, we issued our first-ever Japanese yen-denominated water theme bond, and our third-largest yen bond ever. It ...
26/08/2026

This week, we issued our first-ever Japanese yen-denominated water theme bond, and our third-largest yen bond ever.

It will help fund sustainable agriculture, water management, and food security projects across Asia and the Pacific: link.adb.org/4xZn1GF

Since 2006, Vanuatu has lost an average of $35.7 million a year to disasters in damaged homes, lost harvests, and servic...
25/08/2026

Since 2006, Vanuatu has lost an average of $35.7 million a year to disasters in damaged homes, lost harvests, and services that stop when people need them most.

Our new financing tool gives the government faster access to funds when a cyclone or flood hits, so supplies, essential services, and repairs can reach communities sooner: link.adb.org/4wKMlza

When land turns into desert, the loss runs deeper than vegetation: food security weakens, livelihoods vanish, and commun...
25/08/2026

When land turns into desert, the loss runs deeper than vegetation: food security weakens, livelihoods vanish, and communities are left more exposed to shocks.

Our new initiative brings funding partners together to combat land degradation and strengthen drought resilience, with the ambition of catalyzing at least $2 billion in public and private finance: link.adb.org/4c2xpFk

In Mongolia, a way of life measured in generations is being tested by land measured in loss. As deserts advance, one of...
24/08/2026

In Mongolia, a way of life measured in generations is being tested by land measured in loss.

As deserts advance, one of the world's last strongholds of nomadic herding grows more fragile.

ADB is helping through nature-based solutions to help unlock new finance for sustainable livestock management: link.adb.org/4wIpqVi

Desertification is one of the quietest crises in Asia and the Pacific, and one of the most consequential. As land degrad...
24/08/2026

Desertification is one of the quietest crises in Asia and the Pacific, and one of the most consequential.

As land degrades, food security weakens, livelihoods disappear, and whole communities are left less able to withstand environmental and economic shocks.

ADB is helping countries turn back the deserts by investing in nature, restoring landscapes so they can keep sustaining the people who depend on them.

Credits: Aral Sea, Central Asia. (1984) Google Earth Timelapse, Google, Landsat, Copernicus; (2006, 2026) NASA Worldview, NASA Earth Science Data and Information System.

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