ADB Southeast Asia Development Solutions - SEADS

ASEAN tourism grows stronger when countries compete less and connect more. Here’s how four subregional programs are turning Southeast Asia from separate destinations into one seamless journey, from Angkor Wat to Borneo.

Learn more: https://seads.adb.org/articles/how-subregional-cooperation-programs-help-bolster-asean-tourism

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Can AI make roads safer?

Join ADB’s AI for Safer Roads Innovation Challenge and turn data into solutions that save lives. Selected teams may receive $10,000–$20,000 to pilot their ideas with ADB.

➡️ Deadline: 25 June 2026.
➡️ https://seads.adb.org/events/ai-road-safety

🚢 Starting today at 2 PM (GMT+8)

What will it take to protect ports from the growing impacts of climate change?
Join experts as they explore innovative approaches to strengthening coastal resilience while safeguarding critical infrastructure.

📅 18 June 2026
💻 https://seads.adb.org/events/coastal-and-port-engineering-building-lines-defense

Ports are on the frontline of climate change. Join us tomorrow to explore how green, hybrid, and adaptive coastal defenses can help protect ports, communities, and critical infrastructure.

18 June | 2:00–3:00 p.m. GMT+8 | Online
Register now: https://seads.adb.org/events/coastal-and-port-engineering-building-lines-defense

Women-led MSMEs are key to Cambodia’s digital and green future, but many still face unequal access to finance, skills, and networks.

Download the report to see what is holding them back and what can help them move forward. https://seads.adb.org/publication/gendered-barriers-facing-micro-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-digital-and-green

ASEAN is attracting investment even as global FDI falls. But to stay competitive, the region must make it easier, faster, and cheaper for businesses to trade, invest, and grow across borders.

READ MORE: https://seads.adb.org/articles/how-asean-building-smarter-competitive-and-digitally-enabled-business-environment

More tourists are returning to Southeast Asia, but not every destination benefits equally. Subregional cooperation could help change that.

READ MORE: https://seads.adb.org/articles/how-subregional-cooperation-programs-help-bolster-asean-tourism

Ports can’t stop the storms—but smarter design can stop the damage. Join ADB’s webinar on nature-based, hybrid, and adaptive coastal defenses to help ports manage climate risks and build long-term resilience.

Date: 18 June, 2-3:00 PM (GMT+8)
Register now: https://seads.adb.org/events/coastal-and-port-engineering-building-lines-defense

Can AI help save lives on the road? ADB is offering innovators a chance to test their ideas in real-world projects and secure a potential $10,000–$20,000 consultancy to pilot the solution in Asia and the Pacific.

Apply by 25 June: https://seads.adb.org/events/ai-road-safety

Southeast Asia is among the world's most climate-vulnerable regions—but receives only a small share of global climate finance. Why?

READ MORE: https://seads.adb.org/articles/maximizing-co-benefits-climate-action-southeast-asia