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A health worker inoculating a patient with the COVID-19 vaccine.

ASEAN Leaders Vow to Sustain Recovery amid Challenges

December 06, 2022

Leaders want countries to brace for headwinds from COVID-19, supply chain disruptions, food shortage, climate change, and other threats.

Green City Action Plan: General Santos City

November 28, 2022

This report serves as an integrated package of priority green investment projects developed to help ensure the city is clean, green, and livable for its residents.

General Santos Wants to Be ‘Green City of the South’

November 24, 2022

A new plan that integrates and focuses the city’s green investment plan is now in place to guide it toward its vision.

Ride-hailing services in Indonesia. Photo credit: Asian Development Bank.

How Indonesia Can Put 55 Million e-Motorcycles on the Road by 2030

November 22, 2022

ADB study favors limiting the use of gasoline motorcycles for specific zones over subsidizing electric-powered units.

Nusantara, Indonesia's future national capital. Photo courtesy of Indonesia's Ministry of Public Works and Housing.

Indonesia’s Future Capital Aspires to Be Carbon Neutral by 2045

November 15, 2022

Nusantara’s plan to achieve a carbon-neutral, resource-efficient, and livable city will contribute to Indonesia’s target of achieving net-zero emissions by 2060.

Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo credit: Asian Development Bank.

Indonesia to Retire 2GW of Coal-Fired Power with Support from Climate Investment Funds

November 14, 2022

The country will have access to $500M in concessional, risk-bearing capital to build momentum toward ambitious climate, energy, and development goals.