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Improving financial access and strengthening pathways from microfinance to commercial lending are critical to unlocking Tonga’s private sector potential and supporting more resilient livelihoods.
Building regional regulatory capabilities in Asia and the Pacific requires strong oversight and sustained commitment to strengthening vaccine regulatory systems.
Identify investment opportunities, expedite reforms to improve business environment, support ESG standards, and forge strategic partnerships.
Legal reforms, including specialized courts, can provide women and girls better access to justice for gender-based violence.
Upskilling through TVET and STEM education can help prepare female workers for the automation of apparel manufacturing in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Using a tablet or smartphone to conduct survey interviews makes it easier and faster to benchmark progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
In the Republic of Korea, modular homes assembled like LEGO units are being developed as a response to the growing need for small to mid-size housing.
High upfront costs and lack of incentives impede fuel efficiency initiatives in road freight in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
How to improve public health and environmental sustainability by facing the challenges of managing solid waste in Asia
What is needed: Increased financing, reliable supplies of affordable and effective medicines, improved data from health information systems, stronger implementation of national malaria programs, and leadership that looks beyond the health sector.