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Recovery interventions should provide not only economic stimulus but also address climate and disaster risk to ensure that gains are sustained.

Analysis using a multidimensional index suggests that regional integration boosts growth and reduces poverty, beyond the usual effect of trade openness.

The People’s Republic of China’s efforts to integrate natural capital accounting into its national policy development process may encourage mainstreaming of the practice in other parts of the world. 

Combining market-based instruments, such as payments for ecosystem services and conditional social transfers, alleviate poverty while conserving ecosystems.

In the Republic of Korea, K-water offers smart solutions for managing limited water resources to supply increasing demand in cities.

Many transport projects include specific measures to prevent HIV/AIDS among migrant construction workers.

Collaborations can bridge infrastructure deficits as well as support transformational development and enhance urban livability in many ways.

Drones, remote sensing, and other tech-driven solutions make biodiversity monitoring and impact assessment for development projects easier and less costly.

Local governments need a combination of strategic policy reforms and capacity building to effectively perform disaster risk reduction and management functions.

A combination of factors, including having savvy leaders, strategic planning, and key collaborations, has helped four Asian universities rise up the league table.