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With innovative environmental auditing, auditors can push governments toward better performance in environmental and climate policies.
Crises like a pandemic underscore the importance of alternative sources of high-quality and timely data in developing effective measures.
Regional cooperation and improved data practices can help address the challenge of plastic pollution more effectively.
India should create city-level economic visions, integrate master planning with economic goals, and ensure that a business-friendly regulatory environment extends to local levels.
Early and strong action mitigates health impact, while recovery measures focus on the long term.
A smart, distributed district energy system uses multiple clean energy sources and real-time demand response technology to cut emissions and save energy.
Developing efficient institutions and technical capacity building can strengthen regional cooperation and integration in Central Asia.
Innovative fiscal policies aim to tackle noncommunicable diseases while unlocking new sources of sustainable public financing.
Despite welcome progress on universal access to electricity, the transition to renewable energy is faltering at a time when multiple shocks are hitting Asia and the Pacific hard.
There is a need for globally coordinated standards and principles that allow room for countries to adapt their policies.