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Strengthen regional initiatives by harnessing advances in technology, promoting cross-border technology transfer, and harmonizing policies and standards.
Build storage facilities, protect local workers, and develop systems to monitor risks.
In Kazakhstan, infection among workers at a road upgrading project was avoided because good occupational safety and health measures were in place.
Korean engineers develop a structural monitoring and measurement system that can manage multiple cable bridges in Southeast Asia.
A Korean firm develops a low-maintenance flowmeter that can measure a wide variation of sewage flow rates to improve efficiency and prevent flooding.
Lessons from Greater Mekong Subregion countries can help efforts to develop premium markets for Kazakhstan’s halal lamb meat and Mongolia’s camel wool.
Experience from a hydropower project in Pakistan shows how construction workers’ welfare, which is usually overlooked, can be served better.
A national program promotes forest conservation and protection while creating sustainable livelihoods for communities.
In India, auctions were found to be better than regulator-designed tariffs in determining the procurement price for solar-generated electricity.
Tailored development approaches are the key to improving livelihoods and resilience in small islands states and countries affected by fragility or conflict.