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A two-stage holistic and evidence-based framework provides urban planners a structured and practical guide for making cities healthy and age-inclusive.

Social protection spending and coverage are increasing, yet some countries continue to favor the nonpoor over the poor, and men over women.

Synergizing the efforts of multiple stakeholders to support digitalization will facilitate circular plastic economy transition in the PRC.

Strengthen power systems against climate and other risks to minimize damage to infrastructure, disruption of service, and economic loss.

Lessons from the Pakistan–People's Republic of China free trade agreement show the way forward for enhancing economic partnerships in the region. 

Ecosystem-based adaptation solutions can reduce vulnerability and build resilience of urban areas to climate change.

Replacing dispersed coal burning with centralized district heating can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption.

Looking at the next 10 years, global risk experts place environmental risks among not only the most likely, but also the most impactful risks.

The People’s Republic of China’s efforts to integrate natural capital accounting into its national policy development process may encourage mainstreaming of the practice in other parts of the world. 

In Thailand, subsidies, housing grants, educational programs and the leveraging of economies of scale are being used to benefit poor urban dwellers.