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Blockchain is transforming financial transactions—with far-reaching implications for the unbanked.
In Ulaanbaatar, an integrated approach to urban planning has helped connect isolated ger districts to basic services.
Participatory conservation and ecotourism can help maintain biodiversity while promoting sustainable livelihoods for local communities.
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.
Keeping a city safe from flood and waterborne diseases requires a holistic approach to water resources management.
Project preparation is critical for embedding gender and climate considerations, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building.
In climate-vulnerable communities in Fiji and Mongolia, capacity-building activities support women’s participation in the green economy.
Two of five adults in the Asia and Pacific region are overweight or obese and the costs associated with these conditions undermine economic growth as well as the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on health.
Jiangxi province in the People’s Republic of China enhances forest productivity and ecosystem health using holistic and sustainable practices.
Investments include water conservation, ecosystem rehabilitation, disaster prevention, and green growth capacity development.