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A digital application has helped reduce marine plastic leakage by improving municipal solid waste collection.
Seoul dismantled an old highway and revived a stream, the city, and local spirit, through the creation of the Seoul Greenway.
Financial support and credit rehabilitation can help financially vulnerable borrowers to repay their debts amid economic impacts of COVID-19.
The pandemic is an opportunity for the country to push for longer-term structural reforms.
Two of five adults in the Asia and Pacific region are overweight or obese and the costs associated with these conditions undermine economic growth as well as the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on health.
Savvy project management accelerates construction of a 75 km railway in war-torn Afghanistan.
Strategic foresight tools can help policy makers adopt a more proactive approach to solving problems.
Strengthen laws, improve labeling, create incentives, regulate refrigerants, and promote large-scale adoption.
Digital financial services like mobile money can reduce transfer prices and improve transparency, efficiency, and access.
New technologies, including APIs and SDMX, are revolutionizing data collection and sharing, reducing the data gap in Asia and the Pacific.