51 datasets found

Renewable energy alternatives in the form of solar, wind, biomass, and biogas address these imperatives, not as solutions but as nonetheless important steps toward sustainable a...

This discussion paper focuses on the urban aspects of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) corridor development and the institutional framework that will be needed to implement invest...

This paper assesses the low-carbon economy in Asia: how large it is today and how well it will fare in the future. Using patent and trade data, it analyzes the potential of Asia...

The origins of this book lie in plans to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The Inaugural Meeting of the Bank opened on 24 Novem...

The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2017 (Key Indicators 2017), the 48th edition of this series, provides statistics on a comprehensive set of economic, financial, socia...

Over the past 50 years, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have worked to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life in the ...

Infrastructure is essential for development. This publication presents the highlights of a report on the current condition of developing Asia’s infrastructure—defined here as tr...

In 2009, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the ADB Institute projected infrastructure needs for developing Asia from 2010 to 2020 in Infrastructure for a Seamless Asia (Seaml...

This report summarizes a 5-day training program on the PRC’s experience in urban development and planning, for the benefit of key officials of the six countries of the Greater M...

The Asia and Pacific region is extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Unabated warming could significantly undo previous achievements of economic development and...

Over the 50 years since the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was founded, it has supported thousands of projects and programs that have benefited millions of people across Asia and...

The pattern of economic growth that has enabled the countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) to grow rapidly over the past 2 decades is no longer sustainable. That growth...

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) remains on a steady trajectory of economic growth and poverty reduction. This trend is expected to accelerate following the establishment of t...

The “Statistics on Growth, Energy and Bilateral Trade in the Greater Mekong Subregion” (third edition) was used as a meeting or reference document during the 9th Economic Corrid...

The “Overview of the Regional Investment Framework 2022” was used as meeting document during the recently concluded 6th GMS Summit on 31 March 2018. The Regional Investment Fra...

Dataset created from an ADB Institute document to show the annual infrastructure investment required for each Lower Mekong country from 2010-2020. It also indicates the percenta...

A geospatial dataset describing SEZ and CBEZ of the Greater Mekong Subregion. It contains 416 SEZ and CBEZ including attributes (name, type, country and code).

Comparison of agriculture land with permanent crops, pasture or meadow in 2012 for the Lower Mekong countries. Collated for a visualization on the OD Mekong Land page: https://o...

A dataset containing trans-boundary roads declared Greater Mekong Subregion transport corridors and their status as of 2012 -- existing, planned, potential.

Asian Development Bank statistics for MDG indicators for the five LMB countries, 1988-2013.