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
- [Mekong River Commission (MRC), United States Agency for International Development (USAID)] announce partnership to enhance Mekong Basin ManagementVientiane Times28 Jun 2024
- Hong Kong[, China] wants more talent from Malaysia to diversify workforce Inquirer.net27 Jun 2024
- Japan, [International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)] launch ASEAN rice projectManila Times27 Jun 2024
Opinions and Editorials
- How AI models can fight climate changeKhmer Times24 May 2024
- Asia-Pacific nations must work together to protect natureThe Daily Star - Bangladesh21 Mar 2024
- Breaking the vicious cycle of haze and climate change in Southeast AsiaChannel News Asia12 Oct 2023
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