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Banking on a growing digital economy, Viet Nam needs to improve IT connectivity and skills, e-payments, logistics, cybersecurity, and consumer trust.
Policies should promote the growth and sustainability of social enterprises without making them dependent on state support.
Pacific island countries need to include climate action in national development plans to lessen the economic costs of climate change.
Successful adaptation to older population age structures requires a policy focus on measuring and improving the social value of medical care.
A pilot project in the Philippines gives livelihood support and coaching to poor households, which helped them cope better with the COVID-19 crisis.
Efforts are needed to get third parties engaged in the emissions market.
Business sector engagement is key to the success of a German-supported TVET training offer for skilled workers for the wastewater sector in Viet Nam.
The Yangtze River Protection Law sets a precedent for legislating policies that support the sustainable development and management of rivers.
A study from the Republic of Korea looks at measures to foster synergy between old and new transport services.
In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, an urban water project helped women to become water engineers through scholarships, training, and mentoring.