TY - BOOK AU - Susanto,Bambang AU - Park,Cyn-Young AU - Sawada,Yasuyuki ED - Asian Development Bank. TI - Navigating COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific SN - 9789292623555 (pbk) PY - 2020/// CY - Metro Manila, Philippines PB - Asian Development Bank KW - Asia KW - Economic policy KW - Twenty-first century KW - Pacific Area KW - Twenty-first century. KW - COVID-19 (Disease) N2 - COVID-19 has unleashed unparalleled challenges, yet provides opportunities to rethink strategies to tackle inequality, socioeconomic vulnerability, and environmental issues. This book collects contributions from ADB staff and experts to help inform policy on diverse themes. These include tackling the economic fallout, supporting SMEs, protecting the vulnerable, ensuring food security, and building resilient trade and supply chains. The authors highlight the importance of quality infrastructure, disaster risk management, digital acceleration, and regional cooperation in building back better together ER -