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Implement supportive policies, encourage merchant adoption, and integrate digital payments into public services.
Science-based solutions help rural communities manage water resources sustainably and build resilience against climate change impacts.
New technologies, including APIs and SDMX, are revolutionizing data collection and sharing, reducing the data gap in Asia and the Pacific.
Fiscal incentives and producer responsibility can make safe recycling the norm—protecting millions from toxic exposure.
In the Solomon Islands, the approach combined short-term actions with low potential for future regret with long-term options for future climate conditions.
Innovative reforms can play a role in helping tax systems to contribute to improved social protection and reduced inequality in Asia and the Pacific.
Increasing investments in natural capital requires a proper accounting of its economic value for informed policy and decision-making.
Digital technology is a game changer in reducing remittance costs between overseas workers and developing countries in Asia.
India should create city-level economic visions, integrate master planning with economic goals, and ensure that a business-friendly regulatory environment extends to local levels.
Tax reforms aimed at a 10% reduction in smoking prevalence could reduce the population of smokers by 38.7 million and prevent 11.6 million premature deaths.