Tracking People’s Movement After Disasters Can Save Lives

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Based on a case study in Indonesia, these charts illustrate how privacy-compliant human mobility data – such as mobile phone and GPS information – can provide rapid information to understand the impact of a disaster and how best to respond.

Based on a case study in Indonesia, these charts illustrate how privacy-compliant human mobility data – such as mobile phone and GPS information – can provide rapid information to understand the impact of a disaster and how best to respond.

Published: 11 July 2022

Here’s How Pandemic School Closures Worsen Asia's Educational Divide

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The closure of schools due to COVID-19 has had wide-ranging impacts on students and education systems. Support should focus on closing the learning gap and preparing for the next crisis.

The closure of schools due to COVID-19 has had wide-ranging impacts on students and education systems. Support should focus on closing the learning gap and preparing for the next crisis.

Published: 7 July 2022

Did Your Purchase Harm the Environment or Society? This System Will Tell You.

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We need to know as much as possible about how products are made. This will require new systems that bring greater transparency to global trade and supply chains.

We need to know as much as possible about how products are made. This will require new systems that bring greater transparency to global trade and supply chains.

Published: 1 July 2022

Your Questions Answered: Why are Energy Prices High and How Can They be Reduced?

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ADB Principal Energy Specialist Kelly Hewitt answers questions about why energy costs are so high and what consumers and governments can do to bring them down.

ADB Principal Energy Specialist Kelly Hewitt answers questions about why energy costs are so high and what consumers and governments can do to bring them down.

Published: 28 June 2022

Aid for Trade Needs to Catch Up with the Modern World

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With mega trade deals and digitalization, we need to rethink aid for trade with more focus on policy and regulatory support.

With mega trade deals and digitalization, we need to rethink aid for trade with more focus on policy and regulatory support.

Published: 23 June 2022

Price Shock: What $200 Per Barrel Oil Would Mean for Asia

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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has increased global oil market volatility. The economic impact of another oil price shock, should it materialize, would be significant.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has increased global oil market volatility. The economic impact of another oil price shock, should it materialize, would be significant.

Published: 22 June 2022

Asia’s Fashion Industry Looks to New Strategies to Overcome Pandemic Impacts

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Business-friendly policies, and the transition to greater use of e-commerce and on-demand production, are key to helping Asia’s small and medium-sized fashion companies bounce back from the pandemic. 

Business-friendly policies, and the transition to greater use of e-commerce and on-demand production, are key to helping Asia’s small and medium-sized fashion companies bounce back from the pandemic. 

Published: 16 June 2022

3 Ways Small Islands and Coastal Areas can Adapt to Climate Change

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Solutions for climate adaptation need to span multiple sectors, government departments and societal contexts. The challenge is great but we can meet it by combining natural and built assets with incentives for collective action and the optimization of traditional knowledge. 

Solutions for climate adaptation need to span multiple sectors, government departments and societal contexts. The challenge is great but we can meet it by combining natural and built assets with incentives for collective action and the optimization of traditional knowledge. 

Published: 14 June 2022

The World Needs a Path Forward on Biodiversity

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A new global pact for nature expected to be passed at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in 2022 should balance the needs of developing and developed countries in helping avoid ecosystem collapse.

A new global pact for nature expected to be passed at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in 2022 should balance the needs of developing and developed countries in helping avoid ecosystem collapse.

Published: 10 June 2022

Your Questions Answered: How to Manage Rising Prices in Asia?

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ADB economists Irfan A. Qureshi and Matteo Lanzafame answer questions about inflation in Asia and how governments can best respond.

ADB economists Irfan A. Qureshi and Matteo Lanzafame answer questions about inflation in Asia and how governments can best respond.

Published: 9 June 2022

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