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Statisticians use satellite images of Earth’s night lights to measure social and economic activity.
How to improve public health and environmental sustainability by facing the challenges of managing solid waste in Asia
Myanmar’s second largest city tackles the challenges of improving and privatizing waste management.
A town in northeastern Thailand studies the viability of converting waste to energy to improve waste disposal.
A town in northeast Thailand looks into the feasibility of a design-build-operate scheme for developing a controlled landfill site.
One of the most populous cities in the Philippines examines ways to make its waste collection system financially sustainable.
Sorsogon City in the Philippines is investigating options for upgrading its open dumpsites to a properly managed landfill.
Community involvement in planning, operation, and maintenance has been key to the successful provision of water and sanitation services for more than 700,000 people living in remote and poor regions in Nepal.
Myanmar is improving its secondary education system through reforms of curriculum, teaching, and student assessment.
Seoul dismantled an old highway and revived a stream, the city, and local spirit, through the creation of the Seoul Greenway.