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Investments include water conservation, ecosystem rehabilitation, disaster prevention, and green growth capacity development.
A rural electrification project in Viet Nam built mini-hydropower plants and rehabilitated distribution networks to provide affordable electricity to remote communes.
Proper design of policy incentives and the right mix of recycling, incineration, and other waste management methods through integrated planning can help protect public health and the environment in a sustainable way.
The pandemic has called attention to the health and financial well-being of older persons.
Secondary cities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America have an opportunity to avoid gridlocked growth patterns and to integrate sustainable energy and transport solutions.
Restoring the globally important Yancheng wetlands required engineering interventions, forest rehabilitation, and capacity building.
The Asian Development Bank has revised its guidelines for project economic analysis, which help ensure investment decisions are based on economic and efficiency considerations.
International exchange of information curbs the outflow of resources from tax evasion.
Jiangxi province in the People’s Republic of China enhances forest productivity and ecosystem health using holistic and sustainable practices.
Insights gained from natural capital accounting can guide the design of projects and public policies.