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A pilot project in the Philippines will demonstrate how irrigation canals can be used in producing clean and reliable energy off the grid.
Understand and address the needs of vulnerable young workers and entrepreneurs as part of COVID-19 measures.
Project interventions evolved to create a virtuous cycle in water services, using performance-based contracts, participatory planning, behavioral change campaigns, and institutional reforms.
Governments should provide policy and financial support to industries that shift to remote or noncontact transactions to cope with COVID-19.
In easing the debt burden of economically vulnerable groups, measures should be taken to prevent creditor resistance and moral hazard among borrowers.
Disaster risk insurance can help countries in Asia and the Pacific to minimize losses from natural hazards.
Embracing technology for financial service delivery benefits both women-led enterprises and financial institutions.
UAVs enable high-resolution data collection, but their effective integration demands overcoming operational, regulatory, and capacity-related hurdles.
Innovative and sustained support for Grameen-style lending expanded financial services for underserved groups, including women.
Transport emissions are the shared outcome of global production and consumption—demanding accountability across sectors and regions.