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Cities can use AI and satellite imagery for rapid data collection to prevent illegal structures and ensure sustainable urban planning.
Proper design of policy incentives and the right mix of recycling, incineration, and other waste management methods through integrated planning can help protect public health and the environment in a sustainable way.
The pandemic is an opportunity for the country to push for longer-term structural reforms.
Jiangxi province in the People’s Republic of China enhances forest productivity and ecosystem health using holistic and sustainable practices.
They are seen, they are important road users, and their voice and agency can help make roads safer.
In Sri Lanka, the rural water sector has benefited from the active role of women in management and operations.
Online learning initiatives fill the gap left by school and business closures and show the way forward after COVID-19.
In Nepal, a participatory and consensus-based approach proved critical in changing people’s ‘not in my backyard’ attitude toward a municipal project.
An ADB-supported project in Kolkata awarded flat titles to women as a mechanism to promote women's rights.
In Indonesia, the rural poor gave cash and in-kind contributions to improve and maintain water supply and services.