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Increase production and consumption of renewables to improve energy security and to also lower emissions per capita and carbon intensity.
Targeted policies can help save the fragile enterprises that are at the core of digital transformation.
Adopt a risk-based and phased approach toward recovery and enhance public–private collaboration to ensure safe and seamless travel.
The Asian Development Bank has revised its guidelines for project economic analysis, which help ensure investment decisions are based on economic and efficiency considerations.
New technologies, including APIs and SDMX, are revolutionizing data collection and sharing, reducing the data gap in Asia and the Pacific.
In the People’s Republic of China, food delivery businesses are finding innovative ways of reducing, reusing, recycling, and replacing plastic packaging.
In India, auctions were found to be better than regulator-designed tariffs in determining the procurement price for solar-generated electricity.
Proven solutions include digitizing paperwork, integrating databases, using smart cards and digital payments, and transmitting emergency assistance via mobile phones.
In Kaysone Phomvihane, Lao PDR, good O&M contract management and community support will ensure the sustainability of a new sanitary landfill facility.
Develop e-learning resources, curricula that include ‘soft skills,’ and education infrastructure to improve learning in Asia and the Pacific.