Harmonizing Marine Plastic Pollution Data in the East Asian Seas Regional cooperation and improved data practices can help address the challenge of plastic pollution more effectively.
Making and Telling Stories with Indigenous Peoples Indigenous peoples can better articulate their role in making sense of a project’s environmental and social impacts through participatory storytelling.
Revamping Tobacco Taxation Strategies for High-Burden Asian Countries Tax reforms aimed at a 10% reduction in smoking prevalence could reduce the population of smokers by 38.7 million and prevent 11.6 million premature deaths.
Managing Risks and Increasing the Co-benefits of a Wind Project Community-based solutions help preempt possible adverse effects of a wind farm in the northern Philippines and ensure an inclusive energy transition.
Turn Water Losses to Gains: How District Metering Can Help Reduce Nonrevenue Water The experience of a water utility in Manila shows that dividing a large network into smaller zones improves leak detection and distribution efficiency.
Leveraging Nuclear Technology for Plastic Waste Management IAEA is partnering with a number of countries in Asia and the Pacific to transform plastic waste into valuable materials through the use of radiation technology.
Working with Communities in Developing Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Resilience Nature-based solutions offer multiple co-benefits and are implementable at community scale.
Women as Agents of Change for Strengthening Community Resilience Women were actively involved in developing the vision, plans and implementation of the local climate change projects.
Tax Expenditures Drain Revenues Needed for Development Data analysis and tax transparency can guide governments in rationalizing their tax expenditure policies while still creating a level playing field for businesses.
A Systems Approach for Transitioning Southeast Asia to a Circular Economy The region needs integrated and holistic policies to push an ambitious agenda that requires capital, innovation, and new business models and mindsets.