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This study examines the impediments and gaps that hinder the growth of regional trade and ways to reverse declining trade efficiency.
The pandemic has called attention to the health and financial well-being of older persons.
Protecting and enhancing natural ecosystems and biodiversity can increase resilience in Asia and the Pacific.
The lessons learned by the Asian Development Bank, which was one of the last organizations to leave Afghanistan[1] in 1980 and one of the first to return in 2002.
EPR frameworks, plastic credit schemes, and high-level waste management technologies can support the Global Plastics Treaty implementation.
A hackathon in Nepal nurtured innovative tech solutions to improve sanitation practices in the country.
Safer infrastructure and robust post-crash care can save lives, prevent long-term disabilities, and support recovery.
Indigenous peoples can better articulate their role in making sense of a project’s environmental and social impacts through participatory storytelling.
Entry points for interventions include increasing access to quality seeds and materials, enhancing value chains, and promoting best practices through regional projects.
Two of five adults in the Asia and Pacific region are overweight or obese and the costs associated with these conditions undermine economic growth as well as the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on health.