This publication outlines why post-disaster needs assessments (PDNA) should provide comprehensive details of the economic and social impacts of disasters on countries to swiftly mobilize resources and support resilient recovery. It illustrates why PDNAs should consider key sectors such as health and energy, and factor the macroeconomic and personal impacts of catastrophic events into the total estimate of post-disaster recovery and reconstruction.
This report uses a broad range of indicators to assess the individual and collective development progress made by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Building on a previous study released in 2014, it assesses 39 indicators that consider dimensions such as overall human development, gender equality, climate change, and living conditions.
Drawing on over 200 published papers and studies and 11 quantitative datasets, this publication and accompanying summary materials look at what fosters and what hinders women’s economic empowerment in the Pacific. It considers business ownership, formalization, and expansion; violence against women and girls; and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Partnership Report 2022 highlights the work of ADB and its partners in cofinancing development in Asia and the Pacific during the past year. The report presents how ADB’s financing partnerships built and nurtured the resilience of developing member countries, enabling them to withstand economic and other shocks.
