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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.
Improving the operation and maintenance of Tuvalu’s maritime assets can ensure safe, reliable, and resilient maritime connectivity.
A living lab model turns urban challenges into solutions through co-design, real-world testing, and collaboration.
Understanding how plastics move through river basins helps governments identify pollution hotspots and prioritize interventions.
Reducing informality requires helping workers and firms move into more productive activities through skills, technology, and firm upgrading.
As Sri Lanka’s population ages, many older people in remote hill villages are being left without adequate support, services, or income security.
Regulatory and financial innovations can ensure that microfinance benefits those who need them most.
Trust-based frameworks safeguard vulnerable people while ensuring their assets support care and quality of life.
Ganzhou’s ancient Fushougou system offers a model of integrated, nature-based flood management for modern communities.
A pilot in Metro Manila shows how autonomous cleanup vessels and data can support smarter river management.