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The annual cost of disasters in Asia and the Pacific is estimated to be $780 billion. Photo: Ben Turnbull

Four Steps to Increase Investment in Disaster Displacement Solutions

To help those forced to move by disasters caused by natural hazards, innovative financing and greater cooperation between development and humanitarian sectors are needed.

Steven Goldfinch

Asian countries need to work together to bring tourists back to the region. Photo: Vincent Gerbouin

Four Ways to Accelerate Tourism Recovery in Asia

Countries in Asia and the Pacific need to work together to bring in more visitors from within and outside the region by adopting bilateral and regional agreements, and offering improved infrastructure and better skills.

Sanchita Basu-Das, Ma. Concepcion G. Latoja

Bhutan views the provision of happiness as a core responsibility of government. Photo: Gaurav Bagdi

Your Questions Answered: What is Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Index?

Milan Thomas, an ADB economist who specializes in social sector impact evaluation, and Yangchen C. Rinzin, a research fellow at the Centre for Bhutan and Gross National Happiness Studies, answer questions about the use of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness index.

Milan Thomas, Yangchen C. Rinzin

The number of people in Asia willing to identify as LGBTI on a survey is sizable and increasing among younger generations. Photo: Tanushree Rao

Excluding LGBTI People Hurts National Development. Here Are Three Reasons Why.

Development efforts should provide all individuals, including members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex community, with the opportunity to live with the identities they choose.

Susann Roth, Lee Badgett

Increased access to technology and connectivity could add billions to the Pacific’s gross domestic product and create thousands of jobs. Photo: ADB

For the Pacific to Prosper, More Women Need to Benefit from Technology

This International Women’s Day theme of DigitALL explores the impact of the digital gender gap on widening inequalities and promotes the inclusion of women and other marginalized groups into technology. This is particularly important in the Pacific.

Ingrid FitzGerald, Aleta Moriarty

School lunch programs are one of the most effective ways to help vulnerable families. Photo: ADB

We Need to Expand the School Meal Programs That Are Feeding Asia’s Future

International School Meals Day is an opportunity to support the world’s largest social safety net, which benefits 388 million children worldwide.

Kazuko Ogasahara, Milan Thomas

Regional cooperation is critical for Central Asia to achieve its food security goals. Photo: ADB

These Three Steps can Improve Food Security in Central Asia

Central Asian countries are facing major food security challenges, but can meet them by working together on shared solutions.

Yasmin Siddiqi, Bui Minh Giap

Региональное сотрудничество имеет решающее значение для достижения Центральной Азией целей в области продовольственной безопасности. Фото: АБР

Эти три шага могут улучшить продовольственную безопасность в Центральной Азии

Страны Центральной Азии сталкиваются с серьезными проблемами продовольственной безопасности, но могут справиться с ними, работая вместе над общими решениями.

Yasmin Siddiqi, Bui Minh Giap