What does it take to keep essential services running and protect livelihoods when crises strike? 

From helping herding families withstand extreme weather to keeping essential services dependable during economic hardship, the planned financing aims to strengthen Mongolia’s resilience and protect communities against future shocks and disasters. 

A lifetime of hard work should come with financial security in retirement. Yet in Tajikistan, pensions remain among the lowest in the region, leaving many older people vulnerable to rising living costs. 

ADB is helping expand pension coverage to informal workers, migrants, and women, while making social services faster, safer, and easier to access for hundreds of thousands of people. 

AI is transforming economies, but the growing demand for electricity to power it is putting pressure on Asia and the Pacific's energy systems. 

With renewable energy becoming more affordable, the challenge now is getting clean electricity where it's needed and ensuring more people benefit from technological progress. ADB is supporting stronger regional power grids and digital connectivity to help bring these opportunities to more communities. 

Rising seas are threatening homes, livelihoods, and coastlines across the Pacific, yet climate adaptation financing meets only 26% of the region's projected annual needs. 

With vulnerable countries facing complex requirements to access funding, ADB is calling for financing to reach communities faster and support practical solutions, including stronger coastal protection in Tuvalu, to help safeguard lives and livelihoods 

Stronger energy connections, greater investment opportunities, and closer regional cooperation are on the horizon for Southeast Asia. 

ADB’s new Malaysia office, expected to open in early 2027, will help advance initiatives such as the ASEAN Power Grid, strengthen digital connectivity, and mobilize private investment across the region