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A preliminary study in Sri Lanka provides important insights into mechanistic-empirical pavement thickness and overlay design for roadway networks.
The secondary education sector can benefit from government support for private schools and vocational schools.
A package of economic, social, legal, and institutional measures helps provide equal opportunity to minority and low-caste women in Nepal.
By connecting different modes of transportation, interchange stations make mass transit a convenient option for long-distance trips.
This piece highlights the investments needed to overcome different agricultural challenges to meet growing food demand in the region.
An urban housing project in India is using carefully sequenced interventions to help climate-vulnerable households relocate to safe areas and sustainably rebuild their lives.
In the People’s Republic of China, biogas plants supply electricity to livestock farms using their wastes and produce organic fertilizer for eco-farming.
Performance-based funding improved urban governance and quality of infrastructure and services, and promoted women’s empowerment.
In urban areas in the Lao PDR, decentralized solutions prove to be a low-maintenance and environment-friendly way to ensure clean water and sanitation.
The collapse of Mongolia’s Soviet-era health system created hardship but catalyzed reforms, strengthening primary care, insurance, and access.