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Asia's rapid urbanization requires the balanced and holistic development of second-tier cities and towns to release pressure from congested megacities.
An urban housing project in India is using carefully sequenced interventions to help climate-vulnerable households relocate to safe areas and sustainably rebuild their lives.
Converting oil platforms into reefs not only results in millions of dollars in cost savings but also results in the preservation of some of the most productive ecosystems on earth.
Soft skills, a growth mindset, mentorship, and internship can help current and future workers adapt to a rapidly changing workplace.
The creation of a government-initiated disaster risk insurance company would address financial needs in case a major natural hazard hits the country.
UAVs enable high-resolution data collection, but their effective integration demands overcoming operational, regulatory, and capacity-related hurdles.
The pandemic has called attention to the health and financial well-being of older persons.
Crises like a pandemic underscore the importance of alternative sources of high-quality and timely data in developing effective measures.
Bucking the digital trend, the appetite for cash is driven by such factors as opportunity cost, precautionary motives, aging, and demand from abroad.
An index that measures the degree of regional integration in Central Asia will help identify policy gaps and measures to enhance economic cooperation.