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In the Indian city of Mangalore, the local government partnered with private companies to modernize the sewage system and turn wastewater into a valuable asset.
Inclusive digitalization involves expanding ICT access, adopting user-centric digital designs, and promoting digital literacy.
Analysis using a multidimensional index suggests that regional integration boosts growth and reduces poverty, beyond the usual effect of trade openness.
Strategies include enhancing water resource management, strengthening biodiversity conservation, and promoting sustainable ecotourism.
Experience shows affordability, adoptability, and community support are critical for catalyzing digitalization efforts in the water sector.
Light detection and ranging (LIDAR) technology can be a game changer for managing irrigation networks and raising agriculture productivity in Indonesia.
High upfront costs and lack of incentives impede fuel efficiency initiatives in road freight in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
A project in Chaonan district in the People’s Republic China shows how to improve services in rural areas and small towns with scarce water resources.
Many transport projects include specific measures to prevent HIV/AIDS among migrant construction workers.
Lanzhou, in the People’s Republic of China, has the world's first bus rapid transit with a split station design allowing buses in the same direction to stop on both sides of the platform, easing travel time.