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New technologies, including APIs and SDMX, are revolutionizing data collection and sharing, reducing the data gap in Asia and the Pacific.
Build storage facilities, protect local workers, and develop systems to monitor risks.
A project restores degraded lands, improves climate resilience of landscape ecosystems, and promotes green development in the western regions.
Farmers are managing seasonal floods and droughts better, thanks to a modern irrigation system, flood-proof road, and disaster risk control measures.
In the People’s Republic of China, a leasing program is helping reduce pollution by putting more low-cost, efficient, and clean buses on the road.
Challenges include creating an enabling environment, national and sectoral planning, multiyear assessment of fiscal risks, and gaps in project preparation.
From a policy and economic standpoint, a paid sick leave program for COVID-19 is cost-effective in promoting behaviors that reduce disease spread.
A pilot project in the Philippines gives livelihood support and coaching to poor households, which helped them cope better with the COVID-19 crisis.
Restoring the globally important Yancheng wetlands required engineering interventions, forest rehabilitation, and capacity building.
Implementation of a health and safety plan based on international best practices can protect workers and communities from COVID-19 infection.