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East Asia needs to shift toward a model of economic growth focused on low carbon emissions and more efficient use of resources.
The Republic of Korea has been a leader in training government officials to be catalysts of economic development.
Hue City in Viet Nam rolled out an action plan for urban development that targets environmental protection, improved livability, and new economic opportunities.
Plans, policies, projects, and partnerships should deliver concurrently on these imperatives: access to renewables, energy efficiency, and coal phaseout.
IAEA is partnering with a number of countries in Asia and the Pacific to transform plastic waste into valuable materials through the use of radiation technology.
Sustainable energy is about more than renewables. Challenges will remain in financing and maintaining energy systems, even after the clean-energy transition is complete.
There is a need for globally coordinated standards and principles that allow room for countries to adapt their policies.
Digital change poses transformative opportunities, as well as risks, in capturing and interpreting data in support of sustainable development goals.
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.
Experience from other countries shows online business registries are transparent and easy to use, encouraging enterprises to formalize their business.