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Why is the interest in behavioural science increasing, and how can it help us address the ongoing climate crisis? We asked Harvard Law Professor Cass Sunstein.

Explore ADB’s growth outlook for #Pacific economies. From #GDP projections to inflation estimates, gain insights into the region's growth trajectory and looming risks. #ADO2024

My Project Syndicate piece on the escalating US-China trade conflict and its potential impact on third countries: project-syndicate.org/commentary/us-…

#ADBNews: The 5-year strategy focuses on working with the government and other partners to accelerate diversification, advance development, and strengthen climate resilience: ow.ly/nmtz50RZkRB

Heat is a predatory force, says investigative journalist Jeff Goodell. The award-winning author of “The Heat Will Kill You First” says it preys on the most vulnerable first, but we are all ultimately vulnerable if we continue to burn fossil fuels. #HeatActionDay #BeatTheHeat

@vijramachandran from the Breakthrough shares her take on the use of World Bank Enterprise Surveys in identifying development gaps. JOIN OUR EVENT on the power of utilizing firm-level survey data to unleash #privatesector development 👉 worldbank.org/en/events/2024…

My message at the IPEF Clean Energy Investors Forum: we won’t accelerate and scale climate tech without better policy environments. Subsidizing private investors can’t be the only strategy. That’s why Asian Development Bank invests so much in policy-based lending.

We welcome CIF's $500 million to support the Philippines' shift to clean energy. This will help to incentivize the early retirement and repurposing of coal plants through ADB's ETM and deploy clean energy in a way that leaves no one behind: ow.ly/SPN250S83Ci

Just for having been a handmaiden in that extraordinary, unprecedented outcome (of economic convergence of the poor towards the rich), hyperglobalization deserves—if not three—at least two cheers Dev Patel Justin Sandefur & me in Foreign Affairs 1/ foreignaffairs.com/china/requiem-…

Important step forward in addressing flooding risks in Samoa. Past floods have cost the country 1/4 of its GDP, with the risk of bigger/more frequent impacts in the future. This project promises to greatly mitigate those risks in the country's economic and population center.

Very happy to see this out and privileged to have authored a chapter on World Bank. I wrote this before joining Asian Development Bank, and I’m happy to report that my views have not been radically altered since shifting from MDB outsider to insider.

#ADBNews: ADB Vice-President Scott Morris arrived in Papua New Guinea today to discuss the Bank’s assistance program with various stakeholders, visit project sites, and improve partnerships. ow.ly/sKhb50SlkLk

Great 🧵from ADB Pacific, not just on my visit to Papua New Guinea this week, but also a good look at our partnership with the country.

Nature-based solutions are a priority area for action in the Indopacific – home to 17 of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots. While it remains underfunded, it is a vital area of investment to build climate resilience. #SUFIP2024 Asian Development Bank, WWF, KfW Development Bank, and IUCN

🚨 New Peterson Institute paper today! South Korea is projected to hit *negative* sustained GDP growth around 2050. A key reason: aging. Fertility just fell below 0.7 lifetime children (replacement = 2.1) One clear, feasible policy decision can avert this. I have receipts. 🇰🇷 Thread—>

I am looking for a deputy & thought partner Center for Global Development: record of strong research, interest in management (eg mentoring younger researchers), proven ability & desire to impact policy, strategic thinker. Team worker & builder. Based in DC. Please submit soon! …erforglobaldevelopment.applytojob.com/apply/RFQzzCZV…