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The solutions in Asia and the Pacific: explore groundwater abstraction options, build efficient water infrastructure, develop better data, and improve water management, particularly for agriculture.
Using a tablet or smartphone to conduct survey interviews makes it easier and faster to benchmark progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
With the help of digital technology, faster and larger amounts of aid can reach those affected by disasters.
Create an enabling environment with strong policies, institutions, and financial systems that support solutions that can adapt to changing needs.
With the People's Republic of China and Indonesia as centers of excellence, a regional program demonstrates how the technology can reduce carbon intensity.
Youth-focused programs and digital tools are creating accessible, effective pathways to mental well-being.
Experience from a hydropower project in Pakistan shows how construction workers’ welfare, which is usually overlooked, can be served better.
A multitude of positive gender impacts are possible through small infrastructure investments.
Sea level rise will hike coastal flood losses at least 12-fold by 2100. The benefits of adaptation outweigh the costs, providing returns at least 10 times the investments.
From a policy and economic standpoint, a paid sick leave program for COVID-19 is cost-effective in promoting behaviors that reduce disease spread.