Forthcoming Publications

Infrastructure for a Seamless Asia

In 2008, ADB and ADBI progressed with five conferences to receive critical feedback from senior policymakers and experts for ADBI's flagship book Infrastructure for a Seamless Asia. The study looks at regional infrastructure in Asia up to 2020, and examines the major challenges in developing and maintaining regional infrastructure as well as fostering regional cooperation on infrastructure-related issues. The book evaluates the degree and merits of existing programs, policies, and institutions, and gives recommendations on how to develop and improve their respective effectiveness. The evaluation considers pan-Asian initiatives as well as sector specific subregional efforts, particularly in the transport and energy sectors. The book gives particular attention to green infrastructure, such as climate-friendly rail- and waterways, and lowcarbon, renewable energy projects. The study covers traditional hard infrastructure as well as “soft” infrastructure-—i.e., the policy, regulatory, and institutional frameworks that support hard infrastructure development and maintenance. The book is intended to serve as a definitive knowledge product to provide information on key issues and policy directions concerning regional infrastructure development through regional cooperation for researchers, policymakers, business people, and other stakeholders in the region and beyond. The book will be launched in May 2009.

ADBI Year in Review 2008

The ADBI Year in Review 2008 outlines the background and overview of the organization, and informs on ADBI's new strategic priority themes: inclusive and sustainable growth, regional cooperation and integration, and governance for policies and institutions. These themes contribute to ADB and ADBI's ultimate goal of poverty reduction across the Asia and Pacific region. Furthermore, private sector issues cut across these three strategic themes given the private sector's important role as a driver of change. The activities, publications, and general news from 2008 of each of the organization's focuses—i.e., Research, Capacity Building and Training, and Outreach—is selectively highlighted in this review. In 2008, ADBI's activities focused particularly on managing capital flows, regional infrastructure development, agricultural practices development (including exploring how organic agriculture may impact the agriculture sectors of emerging economies), and supporting PPP projects. The book also includes information on ADBI output's increasing presence in media and as a resource for researchers.