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After a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in 2011, communities in Higashi Matsushima City led recovery efforts and built a smart city.

The Republic of Korea’s Sudokwon Landfill, one of the largest in the world, offers a sustainable model for urban waste management.

Among the lessons: Make inclusive investments in education, sanitation, and health in order to avoid enclaves of rich and poor.

Embracing small business banking opportunities, and tackling operational efficiency, data and technology challenges can help Asian banks weather the storm.

Rehabilitating natural systems with green infrastructure is key to building sustainability and resilience to climate change in urban areas.

One of the strategies being used to transition to digital banking is to expand the customer base beyond people who use traditional banks.

Bangladesh trained 1.5 million people by linking directly to the real-world needs of employers.

Tajikistan combined irrigation system repairs with agriculture policy reforms to increase food security and farm productivity.

The solutions in Asia and the Pacific: explore groundwater abstraction options, build efficient water infrastructure, develop better data, and improve water management, particularly for agriculture.

The use of unique identification in health systems is improving the quality of health care, cutting costs, and decreasing fraud.