Books by Asian Development Bank

Recommends how Indonesia and Timor-Leste can enhance cross-border cooperation and integration to help boost economic growth and reduce poverty. The report focuses on opportunities in the tourism and livestock sectors and reviews transport connectivity, trade, and the business and investment climate.

Assesses the threats facing the Meghna River and identifies protection measures needed to ensure that it can provide a sustainable and safe supply of drinking water. These measures include designating ecological critical areas, promoting cleaner industrial production, monitoring pollution, and controlling wastewater discharges.

This assessment describes issues facing the school education system in Pakistan, highlights the challenges, and suggests some possible directions for reform-with a focus on two provinces: Sindh and Punjab.

Examines improving food safety and quality; inclusive and sustainable, safe and environment-friendly agriculture products; and value chains for safe and environment-friendly agriculture products.

Explores how international trade is promoting economic empowerment through the increased participation of women and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises. This report highlights the roles of services and digital connectivity in facilitating diversification and inclusive economic transformation.

Offers an analytical framework that allows for more systemic assessments of distributed ledger technology and its applications. This report examines the evolution and typology of the emergent technology, its existing and projected applications, and regulatory and policy issues that they entail.

Prepared for the Cross-Border Settlement Infrastructure Forum (CSIF) to support its efforts to establish central securities depository and real-time gross settlement linkages. Aims to build a common understanding among CSIF members about international standards and gateways for these linkages.

In line with recent development progress in Asia and the Pacific, ADB's development effectiveness is assessed and areas where ADB's performance needs to be strengthened are identified.

Presents the contributions of the Asian Development Bank's Rural Connectivity Investment Program (RCIP) in five states: Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal. Enhanced connectivity has improved the quality of life in the five RCIP states and contributed to a range of socioeconomic benefits for the rural communities served.

Looks at results human capital and economic empowerment, the creation of spaces for women's voices to be heard, and the promotion of equal rights. The case study affirms that a gender-inclusive design, coupled with effective implementation, gives women and men equal access to project benefits.

Explains the evaluation strategic investment priorities of the Lao PDR and ADB in the agriculture, natural resources, and rural development sector. The publication highlights sector performance, priority development constraints, government strategy, other development partner support, and past experience and future sector strategy.

Focuses on the analysis of fiscal requirements to achieve the social protection agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals. Also outlined are options to close the gaps in population coverage and adequacy of protection of social assistance, health care, and social insurance systems of ADB developing members over the next decade.

Presents the integration of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) in the revised Power Development Plan VII of Viet Nam. The report demonstrates how incorporating an SEA into the planning process produces plans that are based on a more thorough understanding of implications for the economy, society, and environment.

Focuses on the strategic investment priorities of ADB in the energy sector of Cambodia. The publication highlights sector performance, priority development constraints, government plans and strategies, and ADB's past and future support.

This study was conducted by ADB to assess the impact of projects involving the construction of dams on aquatic biodiversity in Nepal. The findings may not be authoritative, but conclusions suggest that fish populations and the diversity of species are affected due to alterations in the ecosystem and blockage in life cycle movements.

Presents data visualization of economic statistics relevant for cross-border production arrangements analysis, focusing on Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Presents economic statistics relevant for cross-border production arrangements analysis in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, the Lao PDR, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

Presents economic statistics relevant for cross-border production arrangements analysis in Hong Kong, Japan, Mongolia, China, the Republic of Korea, and Taipei. Supply and use tables and input-output tables in the publication address the emerging need for more comprehensive approaches in data management, economic analysis, and policy research.

This series provides relevant information such as the history, legal and regulatory framework, specific characteristics, and trading and transaction (including settlement systems) trends of markets in the region.

Summarizes the proposed activities and plans for the Nepal Electricity Authority on the implementation of a smart electricity grid. This road map also explains the guiding principles, decision framework, and methodology used to manage the transition to new technologies.

Provides an overview of the water security situation in the People's Republic of China (PRC). This study assesses the policy and institutional requirements for addressing issues and recommends strategic areas for strengthening and reform.

Analyses the complexities of health financing in Papua New Guinea with a focus on resource allocation, use, and accountability. The report explores information gaps and transparency issues that undermine health service delivery and outcomes.

Reviews developments in emerging East Asian local currency bond markets. The report discusses key trends in the region's bond markets, and the outlook, risks, and policy options. It covers the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea.

Explores how Nepal could boost its exports by addressing non-tariff barriers to trade. The report focuses on sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade, and identifies export products that have the potential for an increased market share in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka.

Explains how to use remote sensing technology to estimate rice crop area and production to support food security policymaking in Asia and the Pacific. The publication outlines methods and tools developed for generating statistics on paddy area and production using remote sensing and GIS techniques.

Drawing extensively on knowledge generated by the ASEAN+3 Bond Market Forum, the publication looks at the essential building blocks and the enabling environment for local currency bond markets, as well as the roles of government, relevant authorities, and market participants.

The trade patterns of Maldives within South Asia are examined and a gap analysis conducted on relevant legal structures, institutional frameworks, and infrastructure. Specific trade-hindering nontariff measures applied to the potential export products are identified and prioritized recommendations to address them are also proposed.

Explores the current application of disaster risk financing solutions by government, businesses, and individual households; related demand and supply constraints; and opportunities for improvement. This assessment forms one of a series of country diagnostics undertaken using a common methodology.

Presents a biodiversity baseline assessment of areas at the Phipsoo Wildlife Sanctuary in southern Bhutan. The assessment confirmed the presence of 27 protected species. Mammals accounted for the majority at 74%. Camera trapping over 5 months yielded 4,300 individual mammals and 28 species.

Shows progress in expenditure, primarily driven by social insurance and coverage between 2009 and 2015. Spending on women has improved in several countries, yet others continued to favour the non-poor over the poor, and men over women.