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Digital change poses transformative opportunities, as well as risks, in capturing and interpreting data in support of sustainable development goals.
Keeping a city safe from flood and waterborne diseases requires a holistic approach to water resources management.
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.
In the People’s Republic of China, a study shows pension income in rural areas improves economic independence and health of older people.
Solutions include lowering statutory maximum lending rates, expanding policy financing and mid-rate loans, increasing loans and loan guarantees.
Protecting ecosystems is real development, and it has an amazing return on investment.
A new unified framework provides actionable strategies for preventing corruption and fostering transparency in Kazakhstan’s public and private sectors.
In easing the debt burden of economically vulnerable groups, measures should be taken to prevent creditor resistance and moral hazard among borrowers.
Modernizing milk production can help reduce the grazing pressure on grasslands and support the livelihood of herders.
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.