https://www.adb.org/annual-meeting/2025/highlights
The uncertainties facing Asia and the Pacific are also an opportunity to build a more resilient and sustainable future, ADB President Masato Kanda said at the Opening Session of ADB’s 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors.
This year’s Annual Meeting highlights four focus areas that are central to driving transformational change across Asia and the Pacific.
- To address the vulnerability of the region’s food systems, ADB will scale up financing for food systems transformation to $40 billion by 2030.
- ADB is investing in digital technologies to improve access to education, finance, and markets.
- ADB is investing in modernizing and connecting energy systems, including readiness to commit up to $10 billion to support work on the ASEAN Power Grid.
- ADB is deepening investments to build resilience by strengthening infrastructure, restoring and protecting ecosystems, and helping vulnerable communities adapt to the impacts of climate change.
ADB also reaffirmed its commitment to scale up private sector development, aiming to increase private sector financing four-fold to $13 billion annually by 2030.
On 4 May 2025, ADB announced plans to expand its support to long-term food and nutrition security in Asia and the Pacific by $26 billion, bringing its total funding for food security initiatives to $40 billion over 2022–2030.
"This expanded support will help countries alleviate hunger, improve diets, and protect the natural environment, while providing opportunities for farmers and agribusinesses. It will drive change across the entire food value chain, from how food is grown and processed to how it is distributed and consumed."
- ADB President Masato Kanda
