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A study looks at the costs of overloading and how improved policies and enforcement can give an economic boost to Mekong countries.
Increasing investments in natural capital requires a proper accounting of its economic value for informed policy and decision-making.
Despite welcome progress on universal access to electricity, the transition to renewable energy is faltering at a time when multiple shocks are hitting Asia and the Pacific hard.
In the Republic of Korea, a mobile and low-cost motorcycle inspection system was developed for commercialization and export.
The Green Freight Initiative in the Greater Mekong Subregion is improving fuel efficiency and reducing costs and emissions of trucking companies.
In climate-vulnerable communities in Fiji and Mongolia, capacity-building activities support women’s participation in the green economy.
Two of five adults in the Asia and Pacific region are overweight or obese and the costs associated with these conditions undermine economic growth as well as the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on health.