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AI is disrupting the social sector, enhancing the way basic services are delivered to the public.
An urban housing project in India is using carefully sequenced interventions to help climate-vulnerable households relocate to safe areas and sustainably rebuild their lives.
Digital change poses transformative opportunities, as well as risks, in capturing and interpreting data in support of sustainable development goals.
The public management of revenue and service routes prioritized people’s need for safe and convenient public transport.
Development fees placed on buildings were used to improve pedestrian mobility through elevated walkways in the Makati central business district.
Participatory conservation and ecotourism can help maintain biodiversity while promoting sustainable livelihoods for local communities.
In the Indian city of Mangalore, the local government partnered with private companies to modernize the sewage system and turn wastewater into a valuable asset.
Large-scale and youth-targeted government policies can mitigate the short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on youth employment in Asia.
The lack of a dedicated financial mechanism to address climate-related loss and damage underscores the need for innovative ways to address this funding gap.
Asia's rapid urbanization requires the balanced and holistic development of second-tier cities and towns to release pressure from congested megacities.