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One way to reduce poverty in developing countries is to make it cheaper and easier for migrant workers to send money home.

In Pakistan, a multi-donor fund was set up to help finance priority investments in disaster risk management.

Asia can gain from the longevity dividend by tapping emerging technologies to promote an age-friendly workplace.

In Sri Lanka, the rural water sector has benefited from the active role of women in management and operations.

In Indonesia, a university in Lampung is building an SDGs monitoring dashboard to improve data management and visualization for local governments.

A regional approach to food policy driven by business and public interests can better protect consumers and suppliers in both domestic and export markets, support scaling up of production, and facilitate market access and Greater Mekong Subregion product branding and marketing.

A sound governance framework, supported by qualitative and quantitative value for money analysis, maximizes benefits from infrastructure investments. 

Advances in information and communications technology offer economic opportunities for rural populations and can play a significant role in poverty reduction.

Companies and governments are devising strategies for how to manage the personal information of users of online services.

On Indonesia’s remote Sumba Island, poorer households can pay for solar home systems with goods or services instead of cash.