ADBI Policy Briefs
ADBI Policy Briefs are based on events organized or co-organized by ADBI. The series is designed to provide concise, nontechnical accounts of policy issues of topical interest, with a view to facilitating informed debate.
- Supporting Small-Scale Entrepreneurs in the Pacific Region October 2025
Supporting Small-Scale Entrepreneurs in the Pacific Region
Strengthening education, training, and resource access can enable small entrepreneurs in the Pacific to contribute more fully to sustainable development. - Mainstreaming Adaptation and Resilience into Banking Practices October 2025
Mainstreaming Adaptation and Resilience into Banking Practices
Banks must move from climate risk awareness to readiness, embedding adaptation and resilience into core practices. - Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Finance for Promoting Green Transition: Addressing Financial and Structural Barriers September 2025
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Finance for Promoting Green Transition: Addressing Financial and Structural Barriers
Targeted finance and streamlined reporting can empower SMEs to adopt greener practices and strengthen resilience. - Community Integration for Labor Migrants August 2025
Community Integration for Labor Migrants
Stronger partnerships between governments and community-based organizations can ensure more inclusive and sustainable integration for labor migrants. - How Can Southeast Asia’s Air Transport Sector and Governments Work Together to Expand Aviation Sustainably in the Region? August 2025
How Can Southeast Asia’s Air Transport Sector and Governments Work Together to Expand Aviation Sustainably in the Region?
Reforming airport and air navigation infrastructure investment and regulation can improve aviation performance and better support Asia’s sustainable development. - Dairy Sector Outlook and Strategies for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods in Pakistan July 2025
Dairy Sector Outlook and Strategies for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods in Pakistan
Strengthening Pakistan’s dairy sector through breed improvement, value chain modernization, and climate-smart practices can unlock rural prosperity and sustainable livelihoods. - How Agri-Food System Transformations Drive Urban–Rural Integration: Conceptual Framework and Lessons from the People’s Republic of China July 2025
How Agri-Food System Transformations Drive Urban–Rural Integration: Conceptual Framework and Lessons from the People’s Republic of China
Stronger links between rural communities and cities can drive better health, greener growth, and lasting economic opportunities. - Development Miracle or Middle-Income Trap? How Indonesia Can Accelerate Progress Toward Golden Indonesia 2045 July 2025
Development Miracle or Middle-Income Trap? How Indonesia Can Accelerate Progress Toward Golden Indonesia 2045
Indonesia needs integrated reforms to diversify its economy, close social and regional gaps, and accelerate its green transition to reach high-income status by 2045. - Evolving Frameworks for Adaptation, Resilience, and Disaster Risk Finance: Basic Concepts, Financing Gaps, Disclosure, and Taxonomies June 2025
Evolving Frameworks for Adaptation, Resilience, and Disaster Risk Finance: Basic Concepts, Financing Gaps, Disclosure, and Taxonomies
Scaling up climate resilience finance is critical, but major gaps and unclear frameworks hinder progress. - The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Article 6 Credits, and Domestic Carbon Pricing Instruments: A Proposal for Integration in Asia and the Pacific June 2025
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Article 6 Credits, and Domestic Carbon Pricing Instruments: A Proposal for Integration in Asia and the Pacific
The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism could significantly impact Asia’s trade and emissions, requiring urgent regional policy action.