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Transporting passengers and cargo over navigable rivers and canals reduces road and rail congestion, road crashes, pollution, emissions, and energy consumption.
Southeast Asia’s digital transformation is underway but the region still faces barriers to growing its digital economy.
The pandemic worsened disparities in chronic disease management among vulnerable groups, exerting adverse psychosocial and economic effects.
Countries need to adopt new regulations and technologies to counter an estimated $66 million net welfare loss by 2040.
Asia’s cities need innovative solutions to manage increasing volumes of waste.
The SARS outbreak in 2003 provides insights on how we can mitigate the health and economic impact of COVID-19.
In Seoul, commuters use a smart card to pay for travel on any mode of public transport.
Digital finance promises to be an effective means of reaching the unbanked, but its use must be accompanied by consumer information and education.
In Indonesia, the rural poor gave cash and in-kind contributions to improve and maintain water supply and services.
Lanzhou, in the People’s Republic of China, has the world's first bus rapid transit with a split station design allowing buses in the same direction to stop on both sides of the platform, easing travel time.