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Statisticians use satellite images of Earth’s night lights to measure social and economic activity.

Myanmar’s second largest city tackles the challenges of improving and privatizing waste management.

A town in northeastern Thailand studies the viability of converting waste to energy to improve waste disposal.

One of the most populous cities in the Philippines examines ways to make its waste collection system financially sustainable.

A toolkit from the Asian Development Bank provides a step-by-step guide on how to create and implement a national emissions trading system.

Clean Development Mechanism projects supported by the Future Carbon Fund are reducing greenhouse gas emissions while delivering social, environmental, and economic co-benefits that contribute to sustainable development.

A national program promotes forest conservation and protection while creating sustainable livelihoods for communities.

Pseudo-panel methods using repeated cross-sectional surveys, which are less costly and easier to do, may offer a solution to this problem.

Promoting the employment of seniors and improving pension schemes can reduce the economic impact of population aging.  

From a policy and economic standpoint, a paid sick leave program for COVID-19 is cost-effective in promoting behaviors that reduce disease spread.