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Infrastructure that provides access to clean water and adequate sanitation frees women and girls from health and safety risks.
Keeping a city safe from flood and waterborne diseases requires a holistic approach to water resources management.
Policy responses to population aging should promote economic growth, higher productivity, and higher income for workers.
Replacing dispersed coal burning with centralized district heating can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption.
Boarding facilities and pilot innovations boost enrolment and retention of girls and ethnic minorities in lower secondary schools in Viet Nam.
The Asian Development Bank has revised its guidelines for project economic analysis, which help ensure investment decisions are based on economic and efficiency considerations.
Leveling the playing field for women opens opportunities for countries to increase development gains.
Internet-connected “smart” devices can help transform fast-developing cities in Asia and the Pacific into safe and sustainable urban centers.
Make it easier and profitable for commercial operators to develop shipping routes to remote areas.
Community involvement in planning, operation, and maintenance has been key to the successful provision of water and sanitation services for more than 700,000 people living in remote and poor regions in Nepal.