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There is a blueprint to overcoming the barriers that limit women's participation in the formal economy.
Nepal is starting to modernize its electric grid by implementing smart meters.
In Pakistan, basmati rice farmers are adopting direct seeding technology to improve farm efficiency and yield.
Analysis using a multidimensional index suggests that regional integration boosts growth and reduces poverty, beyond the usual effect of trade openness.
Singapore’s limited land availability did not prevent the National Parks Board from providing open recreational spaces through its Park Connector Network, which converts underused spaces along existing infrastructure into green public spaces that create a sense of openness and livability.
Experts share insights on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and on how to gear up for it.
A health impact assessment makes people healthier and projects more effective.
Well-designed and participatory eco-compensation schemes with proper technical assistance can help small farmers in some of the poorest and most ecologically sensitive areas in the People’s Republic of China.
Brazil’s Bolsa Floresta encourages beneficiary communities to engage in productive economic activities that do not increase deforestation.
The lessons learned by the Asian Development Bank, which was one of the last organizations to leave Afghanistan[1] in 1980 and one of the first to return in 2002.