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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.
The internet has shown a great advantage in the integration, transformation, and upgrading of the People’s Republic of China’s rural economy, especially in the agriculture industry chain.
Structured health assessments guide countries in strengthening climate-ready services, improving infrastructure, and reducing vulnerability across sectors.
Rebuilding trust in the reliability and stability of cloud services requires stronger security measures from financial institutions.
A wide range of new solutions is able to avoid, reduce, collect, recycle, and clean up plastic waste.
A study looks at the costs of overloading and how improved policies and enforcement can give an economic boost to Mekong countries.
A centralized platform that promotes data sharing and visibility can help improve an organization’s efficiency and impact.
Lessons learned from the establishment of a Water Resources Management Information System in the Philippines.
Soil stabilizers can cut the costs, and improve the quality, of rural roads in Southeast Asia.
A two-stage holistic and evidence-based framework provides urban planners a structured and practical guide for making cities healthy and age-inclusive.