Myanmar: Being Context-Sensitive Makes All the Difference
Sensitivity to the local context always pays off – even more in such a fragile environment.
How Youth Can Lead Development Through Tech
Mobilizing youth to generate data for social good can create the momentum for change.
5 Ways to Achieve Better Performing Institutions in ADB Developing Member Countries
ADB is preparing a new long-term strategy to improve governance and public sector management in its developing member countries until 2030.
Don't Just Define Fragility – Understand It, Act on It
For our development projects to be effective, we must learn the root causes of conflict and fragility, and use that knowledge to guide our planning and implementation efforts.
Don't Try to Achieve SDGs Without these Governance Building Blocks
Whether the SDGs are focused on public service delivery or infrastructure, governance components are key to the success of the post-2015 agenda.
Asian Judges Should Unite to Fight Climate Change
At a time when halting climate change seems impossible, let us work with our judiciaries and become their partners to deal with this crisis head-on.
Why Localizing Global Agendas Matters to Address Urbanization, Climate Change
Is Asia engaging in a “mission impossible” when it comes to addressing two of the most pressing issues of our time?
What CSOs Can Do for Climate Change Accountability
Engaging with civil society will help the Paris agreement’s accountability mechanism become more effective.
Lean into STEM to Get Girls Involved
Encouraging more females to study and work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics will mitigate the gender bias in these fields.
Why Development Projects Must Respect Indigenous Peoples, Ancestral Domains in Asia
Responsible urban and regional planning and policy-making should do more to defend traditional cultures and ancestral domains in secondary cities.