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Legislative and regulatory reforms are crucial to shifting toward a seamless, harmonized, and paper-less trade system.
Harmonize traceability standards and adopt shared digital technologies to boost interoperability in the food supply chain.
Transport emissions are the shared outcome of global production and consumption—demanding accountability across sectors and regions.
Harmonizing standards and navigating medical device regulations to boost innovations can facilitate access beyond national boundaries.
COP14 resolutions reinforce ADB’s mandate to support DMCs in meeting their obligations through strengthened safeguards.
Synergizing the efforts of multiple stakeholders to support digitalization will facilitate circular plastic economy transition in the PRC.
Social protection spending and coverage are increasing, yet some countries continue to favor the nonpoor over the poor, and men over women.
Sustainable energy is about more than renewables. Challenges will remain in financing and maintaining energy systems, even after the clean-energy transition is complete.
Experience in India shows a gradual and localized approach based on evidence allows for safer reopening of the economy and reduces infection rates.
WASH investments through piped water, improved drainage, and waste management can help curb water-related disease risks and boost climate resilience for refugees and host communities.