In the People’s Republic of China, Healthy and Age-Friendly Cities are Key to a Green Urban Future
As urbanization and aging trends continue, sustainable development will depend on making cities more livable, environmentally friendly, socially inclusive, and competitive.
Learning from a Crisis: How to Protect the Elderly during a Pandemic
Older Malaysians faced multifaceted challenges—financial, health, and social—during the pandemic. This has highlighted policies that will help governments in the future.
Lower Birth Rates and an Aging Population Can Help Heal Asian Economies
Slowing population growth can have broad benefits for society, including enhancing the many ways that older citizens enrich our communities.
Pension Extension: Bringing Informal Workers Into the Retirement Social Safety Net
Millions of Asia’s informal workers – such as vendors, day laborers, and others – are left out of national pension systems. Here’s what we can do to help them in their later years.
Social Pensions: Greying with Security and Dignity
Providing a decent, secure and dignified way of life for the elderly is set to become one of the most pressing concerns facing policymakers in Asia in coming years.
The Human Dimension of Population Aging in Asia
In Asia’s demographic transition, let’s not forget about the elderly. The human dimension is the key to a greyer but richer and happier region.
What the People’s Republic of China Can Learn from Japan on Population Aging
An aging population can have a dramatic impact on a country’s economy but Japan has shown that innovative approaches and policies can help mitigate the effects
Your Questions Answered: How Can Asia Manage its Growing Population of Older Workers?
ADB economists Aiko Kikkawa and Raymond Gaspar answer questions about the role of older people in the Asian job market, based on research for their recent paper published in the Journal of Population Ageing.