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CAREC countries adopt diversification strategies as they shift to a market-oriented agriculture.
In the People's Republic of China, a project is saving enough energy to match the equivalent of building a 107-megawatt power plant.
The region needs integrated and holistic policies to push an ambitious agenda that requires capital, innovation, and new business models and mindsets.
Performance-based funding improved urban governance and quality of infrastructure and services, and promoted women’s empowerment.
This report provides a framework for implementing commercially viable distributed electrification solutions and shares lessons from a pilot in the Philippines.
The Green Freight Initiative in the Greater Mekong Subregion is improving fuel efficiency and reducing costs and emissions of trucking companies.
The World Food Programme uses cash transfers not just to feed the hungry but also to give people purchasing power to buy locally, helping to boost economies.
While remittances from migrant workers continue to increase, they can only fuel economic growth if they enter the formal financial system and be channeled into productive investments.
Transporting passengers and cargo over navigable rivers and canals reduces road and rail congestion, road crashes, pollution, emissions, and energy consumption.
The secondary education sector can benefit from government support for private schools and vocational schools.