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Improving access to water and sanitation requires not just investing in infrastructure but also policies that ensure the sustainability of services.
Personal credit information could be an important determining factor in insurance underwriting and the calculation of premiums.
This is a case study on how to raise awareness and build community ownership among diverse stakeholders for a project to save Nepal’s Bagmati River.
The Lab gathers new ideas to encourage more private sector investment for environment-friendly projects in developing countries.
The lessons learned by the Asian Development Bank, which was one of the last organizations to leave Afghanistan[1] in 1980 and one of the first to return in 2002.
Large-scale and youth-targeted government policies can mitigate the short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on youth employment in Asia.
Public finance, blue bonds, and marine protection tools can reduce risk and mobilize private capital.
AI and digital innovation can help extend working lives, strengthen pensions, and build more resilient systems for the aging population.
Solutions include food aid, farm recovery, climate-smart practices, fair pricing, rural finance, and resilient infrastructure.
Adopt a full lifecycle approach to plastic management, backed by strong enforcement and circular economy solutions.