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The Kochi Water Metro is an example of how inland waterway transport can not only improve commuting but also contribute to climate goals.
River infrastructure projects must consider natural flows in project planning to save aquatic ecosystems and downstream communities.
Innovative reforms can play a role in helping tax systems to contribute to improved social protection and reduced inequality in Asia and the Pacific.
A project in Chaonan district in the People’s Republic China shows how to improve services in rural areas and small towns with scarce water resources.
It takes just three steps—avoid, shift, and improve—for Asia's cities to solve their growing traffic problems and get them moving again.
Successful adaptation to older population age structures requires a policy focus on measuring and improving the social value of medical care.
Large-scale vaccination requires a comprehensive strategy, infrastructure, human resources, monitoring systems, and a receptive public.
A study of nighttime luminosity in Sri Lanka shows an uptake of local economic activities in areas connected by a large-scale road project.
Experience from other countries shows online business registries are transparent and easy to use, encouraging enterprises to formalize their business.
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need for creative strategies in conducting an off-site compliance review.