Regional Public Goods
Regional cooperation and integration is a process by which national economies become more interconnected. Closer integration can result in positive benefits, such as coordinated disaster response, or negative externalities, such as the spread of communicable diseases. The Asia Regional Integration Center (ARIC) monitors developments in these Regional Public Goods, which also include:
- Climate change
- Clean energy and environmental protection
- Anti-corruption and good governance
- Human and drug trafficking
- Anti-money laundering
Related Database
Initiatives
more- ADB and Human Trafficking in Asia
- ADB Asia Solar Energy Initiative
- ADB Avian Flu and Emerging Diseases
- ADB Clean Energy Program
- ADB Climate Change Program
- ADB Cooperation Fund for Fighting HIV/AIDS
- ADB-OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific
- ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM-Plus)
- ASEAN Safe School Initiative Phase II
News
- [Malaysia's Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI)]: Shorter five-year ASEAN economic plan allows faster response to global shiftsMalay Mail26 May 2025
- Timor-Leste could join ASEAN bloc by October, says Malaysian foreign ministerChannel News Asia25 May 2025
- Kyrgyz Republic: Experts in Bishkek discuss cooperation between [People's Republic of] China and Central Asian countriesKabar22 May 2025
Opinions and Editorials
- [Islamic Republic of] Iran-Indonesia: A glorious past, a brilliant futureThe Jakarta Post4 Feb 2025
- Political stability, terrorism, and ASEAN: A focus on Singapore, Indonesia, and MalaysiaEurasia Review23 Jan 2025
- The year of Japan–[Caribbean Community] friendshipModern Diplomacy23 Jan 2025
Studies and Research
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Developing Asia: The Pandemic Extends into 2021A. Abiad et al.Asian Development Bank4 Dec 2020
- Coming Home: Are Remittances in the ASEAN+3 Another Victim of the Pandemic?ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research OfficeAMRO3 Dec 2020
- Growing green: Fostering a green entrepreneurial ecosystem for youthR. Mamede, M. Pereira, and A. SimoesInternational Labour Organization21 Sep 2020
Links
more- ADB-OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific
- ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
- ASEAN Non-Communicable Diseases Network
- ASEAN University Network (AUN)
- Asia Clean Energy Forum
- Asia Pacific Judicial Reform Forum
- Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
- Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate
- Asian Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Network
