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The Sri Lanka Southern Transport Development Project offers lessons in implementing large infrastructure projects involving multiple development partners and affecting many people and communities.
Tax reforms aimed at a 10% reduction in smoking prevalence could reduce the population of smokers by 38.7 million and prevent 11.6 million premature deaths.
Crises like a pandemic underscore the importance of alternative sources of high-quality and timely data in developing effective measures.
A study of nighttime luminosity in Sri Lanka shows an uptake of local economic activities in areas connected by a large-scale road project.
Synergizing the efforts of multiple stakeholders to support digitalization will facilitate circular plastic economy transition in the PRC.
Youth involvement can be improved in the areas of green jobs and green skills, climate advocacy, and Just Transition.
Policies being undertaken in the Pacific are helping businesses move from the informal to the formal sector and generate better jobs.
In the PRC, the successful restoration of the Ma’anshan and Zhihui mining pits showcases innovative business models.
Inclusive business models can effectively reduce inequality, helping vulnerable low-income earners get out of poverty.
Efforts focused on revegetation, grazing ban, hydrological connection, and community engagement to restore the wetland ecosystems, boost carbon sequestration, and improve livelihood.