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Solomon Islands has overcome significant challenges to private sector development by implementing policies that create jobs and livelihoods through private enterprise.
Transporting passengers and cargo over navigable rivers and canals reduces road and rail congestion, road crashes, pollution, emissions, and energy consumption.
A school consortium in Australia partners with industry to create a high-tech learning lab where students get the latest in technology and career opportunities.
Hue City in Viet Nam rolled out an action plan for urban development that targets environmental protection, improved livability, and new economic opportunities.
The Clean Air Scorecard Tool helped the most polluted cities to identify gaps in air quality management and introduce measures to rectify them.
Better coordination and accountability are helping to improve road and water systems in Armenia.
Inclusive business models can effectively reduce inequality, helping vulnerable low-income earners get out of poverty.
In India, auctions were found to be better than regulator-designed tariffs in determining the procurement price for solar-generated electricity.
The Asian Development Bank has revised its guidelines for project economic analysis, which help ensure investment decisions are based on economic and efficiency considerations.
Collaborations can bridge infrastructure deficits as well as support transformational development and enhance urban livability in many ways.