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Designed to help countries assess the financial management of disaster risk and to provide a basis for them to enhance financial resilience through insurance and other risk transfer instruments.

Discusses the role computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) can play in transforming survey data collection to allow better monitoring of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Reviews developments in emerging East Asian local currency bond markets and discusses how the financial sector can help fund the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Reports on ADB's progress in achieving the priorities of its corporate strategy using the indicators in the corporate results framework, 2019-2024 as the yardstick.

Provides an assessment of Viet Nam's secondary education sector, including technical and vocational education training programs.

Analyzes the impacts of agricultural challenges in Asia and the Pacific. It also identifies investments required in different subsectors to achieve food security in the region by 2030.

Presents the findings of an assessment on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to improve food production and distribution in the People's Republic of China.

Presents the outcomes of initiatives promoting climate-smart agricultural practices and technologies in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal.

Provides analysis and policy recommendations on the investments needed in Indonesia's agriculture sector to boost food security and enhance economic development.

Breaks down the ways in which women contribute to the rural economy in Tajikistan through their paid and unpaid work.

Draws on the experience of Gui'an New District in the People's Republic of China to explain how intelligent transport systems can be planned, designed, and implemented.

Discusses how Sri Lanka can prepare for the challenges of an aging population. This publication analyzes the living arrangements and incomes of the over-60s in Sri Lanka, and patterns and trends of aging. It identifies the challenges the country is likely to face and suggests how policy makers can tackle them.

Explores why targeted investments in women are crucial to increase resilience to climate change and disasters and to achieve broader sustainable development.

Analyses how Uzbekistan can boost sustainable economic growth to create more and better jobs.

Presents an overview of Asia's growth and transformation in the last 50 years and discusses key policy lessons that can be drawn from the region's experiences.

Examines how financing arrangements have evolved in Asia to help safeguard the region from financial crises. The report examines the evolution and the toolkits of regional financing arrangements and assesses the Asian Development Bank's role in providing crisis response mechanisms through its policy-based lending facilities.

Takes a comprehensive look at agricultural and food systems in member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program. The report recommends strategies to promote diversification and harmonization of cross-border customs and logistics procedures to revitalize agriculture in the CAREC region.

Explains how large-scale student assessment data has been used to inform and implement crucial policies to improve student learning and the overall education system. The report can help other countries develop and enhance their assessment systems to improve student learning.

The Asian Development Bank actively promotes gender mainstreaming in its infrastructure projects in Central and West Asia. In this publication, project results illustrate how gender inclusion contributes to meeting the needs of all beneficiaries and creating opportunities for regional economic growth.

In Central West Asia, the area between Almaty in Kazakhstan and Bishkek in the Kyrgyz Republic is home to exceptional heritage and a wealth of cultural and natural assets. The tourism potential is immense, but remains largely untapped. This plan identifies key tourism investment priorities in the region.

The last decade has seen increased recognition of the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Mongolia and the rest of the world. Yet, there is a call to put these rights into practice. This report presents data and information about the current living conditions and challenges faced by persons with disabilities in Mongolia.

Armenia, a country of ancient traditions, is shaped by events of the recent past. As it left behind the Soviet legacy of an official gender equality policy, there came about a resurgence of patriarchal views and customs. At the same time though, Armenia saw the growth of diverse women's civil society organizations, and the development of a solid legal and policy framework for the protection of equal rights. This publication discusses gender equality concerns in Armenia's government, economy, society, and culture. It analyzes gender issues in key sectors such as energy, transport, water supply and municipal services, and entrepreneurship. Developed in cooperation with the government and other development partners, this country gender assessment is envisaged to be a useful guide in developing and implementing policies, programs, and projects with a social and gender perspective.

The National Urban Assessment for Armenia provides a snapshot of the country's urban sector and offers insights to achieving prosperous and sustainable cities. Armenia is highly urbanized, with the population concentrated in Yerevan and its surrounding areas given the capital's geopolitical, economic, and cultural legacy.

This is the second CGA for the Kyrgyz Republic, following the first one published in 2005. Providing key recommendations for future planning in different sectors, it can be of primary interest to development partners designing or undertaking projects in the Kyrgyz Republic and the Central Asia region.

Gender equality goals are cited in the national development policies and economic strategies of Azerbaijan. The country gender assessment included interviews with women in the communities who shared their stories and insights on how projects of the Asian Development Bank and other social interventions have improved their lives.

Focuses on the development needs of small island developing states. The complex interplay among geographic and physical challenges faced by small island developing states manifests in elevated cost structures and heightened economic vulnerability that severely constrain development prospects.