https://www.adb.org/ en Wed, 28 Oct 2026 12:18:03 +0800 https://www.adb.org/publications/bataan-cavite-interlink-bridge This brief shows how the Philippines’s new $3.9 billion Bataan–Cavite Interlink Bridge could add $7.8 billion in direct and indirect economic activity by significantly reducing journey times, boosting jobs, and spurring manufacturing. 1186506 2026-10-26 https://www.adb.org/publications/extreme-temperature-exposure-learning This paper assesses how cumulative heat exposure affects learning outcomes by analyzing evidence from over 730,000 Cambodian students and a decade of national examination data. 1185876 2026-10-23 https://www.adb.org/publications/accelerating-atoll-adaptation-triple-a-initiative This brochure outlines how the Accelerating Atoll Adaptation (Triple-A) Initiative works with the governments of Kiribati, Maldives, the Marshall Islands, and Tuvalu to develop the evidence, partnerships, institutional readiness, and financing needed to deliver country-led, long-term, transformative adaptation at scale. 1186196 2026-10-22 https://www.adb.org/publications/enabling-inclusive-climate-resilience Existing poverty reduction and local development programs can be adapted to strengthen climate resilience. Lessons from Indonesia and Nepal highlight practical ways to improve targeting, coordinate investments, and empower communities. 1186146 2026-10-22 https://www.adb.org/publications/coastal-flooding-wealth-asia-pacific This study examines how coastal development, wealth, and climate risk intersect across 10 countries in Asia and the Pacific. 1186236 2026-10-22 https://www.adb.org/publications/well-being-losses-coastal-hazards This paper examines the many ways in which hazards such as rising sea levels, cyclones, storm surges, and salinity intrusion affect people’s well-being in coastal areas of Asia and the Pacific. It suggests how policymakers can better measure and respond to such impacts. 1185491 2026-10-22 https://www.adb.org/publications/asia-pacific-climate-report-2026 This report examines the risks facing the coastal areas of Asia and the Pacific and details how building resilience can protect development and unlock new opportunities. 1185066 2026-10-21 https://www.adb.org/publications/model-forest-act-initiative This brochure describes the Model Forest Act Initiative (MoFAI), a groundbreaking global partnership developing a modern, coherent, and adaptable legislative blueprint to support national and subnational jurisdictions in designing new forest laws, consolidating fragmented legal frameworks, and modernizing existing legislation. 921546 2026-10-21 https://www.adb.org/adbi/publications/advancing-universal-health-coverage-policy-and-practice-in-asia Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) remains an important development challenge across Asia. This book examines the challenges and the policy responses needed to build more equitable, efficient, and sustainable health systems. 1185676 2026-10-20 https://www.adb.org/publications/financing-gap-climate-resilient-health-systems This paper examines how health systems can mobilize, align, and scale financing to respond to growing climate risks. 1184231 2026-10-15