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Data products such as the Key Indicators series are crucial to evidence-based policymaking.
Sea level rise will hike coastal flood losses at least 12-fold by 2100. The benefits of adaptation outweigh the costs, providing returns at least 10 times the investments.
Disbursing against results, rather than upfront expenditures, helps improve the effectiveness and efficiency of government-owned sector programs and promote good practices.
System dynamics modeling can help decision-makers design smarter, data-driven policies for circular development.
Asia's rapid urbanization requires the balanced and holistic development of second-tier cities and towns to release pressure from congested megacities.
Shifting waste responsibility to producers is a powerful approach for reducing plastic waste and fostering a circular economy.
Singapore pioneered road pricing as a tool to reduce traffic congestion and improved it over the years into a high-tech, pay-as-you-use system.
Online training of caregivers using a popular mobile app and a digital monitoring and assessment platform help improve the quality of services.
The Dhaka and Western Zone grid expansion project is using high-level tech applications to raise efficiency, cut emissions, and build climate resilience.
Disaster risk insurance can help countries in Asia and the Pacific to minimize losses from natural hazards.