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Examines how smart ports in the Pacific can support trade, resilience, and more inclusive economic growth. Maritime trade is an essential lifeline for the island nations of the Pacific. This study explores how to adapt international smart port best practices to the Pacific context.

Presents a case study in East Java, Indonesia, about ADB's collaboration with local governments and other stakeholders in monitoring, implementing, raising awareness, and advocating for the Sustainable Development Goals.

Discusses an analysis of an alternative road's impact on Almaty in Kazakhstan and Issyk-Kul in the Kyrgyz Republic in driving tourism and economic development, exploring the potential of a more direct link between the countries

Sets out the long-term vision, objectives, programs, and targets to promote sustainable, safe, and inclusive tourism development in the region. The strategy also aims to enhance the region's attraction as a competitive tourism destination globally

Outlines key blockchain use cases that demonstrate how digital solutions can be applied to facilitate domestic and cross-border trade in Maldives. The Asian Development Bank is helping Maldives implement a robust domestic and regional trade system under the South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation program.

Presents a study on the availability and provision of long-term care (LTC) in Thailand. The publication discusses findings from the analysis and offers recommendations for the development of LTC systems in the country.

Presents the latest estimates of input-output tables for East Asia and a more comprehensive range of statistics relevant to analysing production, trade, and interrelations between firms, industries, and economy sectors in the region.

Covers the review and assessment of trade in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan along with the potential for development of the proposed Shymkent-Tashkent-Khujand Economic Corridor (STKEC). The assessment explores the transit of international goods in cities and oblasts in STKEC and and trade regimes in the three countries.

Examines women's roles and gender gaps in land operation and farming, labour arrangements in agriculture and water management, and feminization of agriculture in the Lower Vaksh River Basin in Tajikistan.

Presents the latest developments and unresolved issues for negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement leading up to the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties in Glasgow.

This final volume of the Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2020 sets out ADB's work so far on the index to help guide support for MSME development. The index aims to capture the structural problems MSMEs face and to measure MSME development and access to finance using multivariate analysis of national MSME data.

Highlights new developments and key lessons on climate risk assessment that may be applied to the project design and monitoring as well as the implementation of climate adaptation measures. The WEIDAP project was developed in response to the drought that affected southern Viet Nam in 2015-2016.

Serves as a guide for Maldives' energy transition - from being powered by costly and polluting fossil fuels to being sustained by clean and efficient renewable energy sources. Maldives has no proven fossil fuel reserves, but it has abundant renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and ocean.

Reviews trade patterns and provides recommendations on regional approaches to help address shared constraints such as climate change and exposure to external shocks. The study looks at how trade flows in the Pacific are changing, how growth will affect seaport operations and shipping services, and how trade efficiency can be improved.

Provides spatial information about Maldives and thematic maps necessary for assessing future development investments in terms of climate risks and geophysical hazards. The atlas is also intended to support the formulation of cobeneficial options for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and management.

Provides spatial information about Maldives and thematic maps necessary for assessing future development investments in terms of climate risks and geophysical hazards. The atlas is also intended to support the formulation of cobeneficial options for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and management.

Provides spatial information about Maldives and thematic maps necessary for assessing future development investments in terms of climate risks and geophysical hazards. The atlas is also intended to support the formulation of cobeneficial options for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and management.

Provides spatial information about Maldives and thematic maps necessary for assessing future development investments in terms of climate risks and geophysical hazards. The atlas is also intended to support the formulation of cobeneficial options for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and management.

Provides spatial information about Maldives and thematic maps necessary for assessing future development investments in terms of climate risks and geophysical hazards. The atlas is also intended to support the formulation of cobeneficial options for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction and management.

This guide to small area estimation aims to help users compile more reliable granular or disaggregated data in cost-effective ways. It explains small area estimation techniques with examples of how the easily accessible R analytical platform can be used to implement them, particularly to estimate indicators on poverty, employment, and health outcomes. The guide is intended for staff of national statistics offices and for other development practitioners. It aims to help them to develop and implement targeted socioeconomic policies to ensure that the vulnerable segments of societies are not left behind, and to monitor progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

Analyses Mongolia's market and value chain for vegetables, including aspects of climate-resilient smallholder production and access to promote self-sufficiency and generate more income for vegetable growers.

Growth in the region is expected to slow sharply to 2.2% in 2020 under the effects of the current health emergency and then rebound to 6.2% in 2021. Excluding Asia's high-income newly industrialized economies, growth will drop from 5.7% to 2.4% this year before recovering to 6.7% next year.

Assesses the potential of carbon dioxide-enhanced oil recovery (CO2-EOR) technology to mitigate climate change in Indonesia. This publication concludes that CO2-EOR could provide a win-win for Indonesia by improving oil production while also helping to reduce the country's rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions.