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Youth can help address noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by supporting behavior change efforts and initiatives targeted toward encouraging other youth to make healthier choices.
Viet Nam's Vinh Yen City is a model for urban planners and policymakers seeking a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable city.
New digital technologies are a game changer for financial inclusion in Asia, opening up access to financial services for all sectors of society, and in the process helping dispel myths about financial inclusion.
Significant changes in education and skills development help develop knowledge economies that drive long-term growth.
Understanding how plastics move through river basins helps governments identify pollution hotspots and prioritize interventions.
Improved integration of disaster risk data, social registries, and delivery systems can strengthen crisis response.
Strategies include a regulatory planning framework, area-based development, green infrastructure, and community engagement.
The Republic of Korea improved mass transit efficiency through the integration of transport nodes, fare systems, and information services.
Advanced fertilizers improve soil fertility, reduce nutrient losses and runoff to waterways related to fertilizer use, and enhance nutrient use efficiency.
Scale nature-based solutions and align investments with the Global Biodiversity Framework to reverse wetland loss in Asia and the Pacific.