Anthropocene: Are We in the Age of Man?
Today’s human society does not have a symbiotic relationship with Nature as it intentionally alters natural processes, but whether or not it is a new epoch is not yet clear.
As SDGs Loom, Where Do We Stand Now on Gender Equality?
Improving the lives of women and girls was part of the MDGs when they were adopted in 2000. Since then, much progress has been made—particularly on education—but that progress has been uneven and insufficient in many countries.
Asia Clean Energy Forum, the Energy Trilemma, and the Road to Paris
This year’s Asia Clean Energy Forum (comes at a critical time in the lead-up to the crucial COP21 in Paris. Asia’s energy sector has a very important part to play in these UNFCCC negotiations and in setting the world on a course to limit global warming, and avoid the most dangerous impacts of climate change.
Asia – Climate Change Battleground
With the region producing an ever greater share of global carbon emissions, what can it do to protect its people—and the world—from the effects of climate change?
Asia’s Disaster Data Shows Need for Leaders to Scale Up Resilience at Sendai Meeting
Thousands of participants will converge in Sendai, Japan from 14-18 March for the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to agree on a new global plan to make nations and communities more resilient to natural calamities.
Big Data Can Transform SDG Performance. Here’s How
Big Data is a great way to sift through the massive amount of information we need to track for the SDGs.
Blog Poll: Mobilizing Private Sector Finance Top Development Priority for 2016
The private sector alone could raise up to $10 trillion for development finance in Asia; let's direct that investment toward meeting the SDGs.
Blog Poll: Where is the Money to Pay for the SDGs?
In our August blog poll, we asked readers what they believe to be the priority sources of funding for the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set to be implemented on 1 January 2016. ADB has been getting prepared ahead of time, especially on the financing question.
Bringing Institutional Investors into the Race to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Contractual savings institutions, such as mutual funds, pensions, and insurance companies, can drive investments that offer financial returns while creating social and environmental impact.
Can More Social Protection Stop the 'Race to the Bottom' in Asia?
Asia’s economic growth owes a lot to the rise of both big business and SMEs. But left alone, there is little incentive for private firms to do more for workers beyond the norm.