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A study examines the feasibility of applying computer vision techniques to satellite data of the Philippines and Thailand to produce poverty maps.
In Southeast Asia, big data can help transform the delivery of education, health care, and social welfare and protection services.
Urban cooling with nature-based solutions requires integrated planning, equitable access, community input, and local adaptation for fair, effective results.
Statisticians use satellite images of Earth’s night lights to measure social and economic activity.
Invest in economic sectors that are more likely to generate more productive jobs.
Develop certification frameworks, build sustainable capacity-building systems, and promote knowledge center collaboration.
Understanding the logic flow of project assessment helps improve environmental categorization, assessment, and management of projects.
Looking at the next 10 years, global risk experts place environmental risks among not only the most likely, but also the most impactful risks.
Government can partner with telcos and educators and use multiple channels of existing infrastructure to reach as many children as possible.
The Republic of Korea tackles the challenge of revitalizing old neighborhoods while preventing the side effects associated with gentrification.