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Implementation of a health and safety plan based on international best practices can protect workers and communities from COVID-19 infection.
Using batteries to store energy can help improve the efficiency and flexibility of power systems that are integrating new and renewable energy sources into the grid.
One of the most populous cities in the Philippines examines ways to make its waste collection system financially sustainable.
A study examines the feasibility of applying computer vision techniques to satellite data of the Philippines and Thailand to produce poverty maps.
A study of Singapore’s Little India helps to develop a practical approach to preserving and enhancing the livability of historic ethnic districts.
Challenges include creating an enabling environment, national and sectoral planning, multiyear assessment of fiscal risks, and gaps in project preparation.
The Asian Development Bank examines prospects to ramp up efforts for greater utilization of demand-side energy efficiency in Asia and the Pacific.
Among the investments supported by the Afghanistan Business Innovation Fund were businesses that targeted women as workers, producers, and consumers.
Online learning initiatives fill the gap left by school and business closures and show the way forward after COVID-19.
AI is disrupting the social sector, enhancing the way basic services are delivered to the public.