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Investments should seek to strengthen women’s capacities to anticipate, absorb, and adapt to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change and contribute to sustainable development. 

The Maldives is adopting advanced low-carbon technologies to reduce emissions and diesel imports with the help of the Japan Fund for the Joint Crediting Mechanism.

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.

Through machine learning, data from nontraditional sources, such as telcos, are analyzed for credit risk assessment of the unbanked.

The Almaty-Bishkek Regional Road Rehabilitation Project enhanced cross-country connections between Almaty and Bishkek to support regional connectivity and trade in Central Asia.

Gaps in response funding immediately after disaster can now be addressed through a new form of insurance.

Involving forest users in managing and conserving resources while strengthening value chains help curb illegal logging and forest fires.

Harmonization of transportation and customs policies will boost the corridor’s potential as an alternative trade route between Asia and Europe.

On Indonesia’s remote Sumba Island, poorer households can pay for solar home systems with goods or services instead of cash.

A study of four possible futures arising from COVID-19 and climate change impacts offers policy makers guideposts for rebuilding tourism.