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Indonesia’s first returnable and reusable packaging system is plugging the plastic waste and altering consumers’ consumption behavior.
Asia's rapid urbanization requires the balanced and holistic development of second-tier cities and towns to release pressure from congested megacities.
Balance development and comfort using global standards, building information modelling, vibration monitoring, and resilient track designs.
Government support, good governance, and resolute leadership helped Nepal Electricity Authority achieve profitability.
While remittances from migrant workers continue to increase, they can only fuel economic growth if they enter the formal financial system and be channeled into productive investments.
A digital application has helped reduce marine plastic leakage by improving municipal solid waste collection.
Increasing investments in natural capital requires a proper accounting of its economic value for informed policy and decision-making.
Early warning is most effective when governance, data, and protocols align, helping health systems act earlier on climate-sensitive risks.
Transporting passengers and cargo over navigable rivers and canals reduces road and rail congestion, road crashes, pollution, emissions, and energy consumption.
In climate-vulnerable communities in Fiji and Mongolia, capacity-building activities support women’s participation in the green economy.