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Valuation approaches include cost-based, revealed preference, stated preference, and benefit transfer.
Without proper valuation, natural assets’ scarcity remains economically invisible, leading to their exploitation for short-term gains.
Digital financial services like mobile money can reduce transfer prices and improve transparency, efficiency, and access.
A technical assistance project helped identify and prepare projects and reforms with regional impact.
Harmonization of transportation and customs policies will boost the corridor’s potential as an alternative trade route between Asia and Europe.
Governments must rethink and refine tax policy and administration measures to not only address development challenges but also to build back better.
Floating photovoltaic facilities could be an environment-friendly option for countries with limited land.
The CAREC transport corridors present reliable alternatives to maritime chokepoints, especially for shorter distances and time-sensitive goods.
Using a tablet or smartphone to conduct survey interviews makes it easier and faster to benchmark progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
A town in northeastern Thailand studies the viability of converting waste to energy to improve waste disposal.