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The Sri Lanka Southern Transport Development Project offers lessons in implementing large infrastructure projects involving multiple development partners and affecting many people and communities.

PPPs can advance road projects, strengthen infrastructure, and support Sustainable Development Goals, but require effective fiscal and debt management.

Effective plastic waste management in Southeast Asia depends on strong data governance frameworks that are practical, inclusive, and enforceable.

Transporting passengers and cargo over navigable rivers and canals reduces road and rail congestion, road crashes, pollution, emissions, and energy consumption.

A study of nighttime luminosity in Sri Lanka shows an uptake of local economic activities in areas connected by a large-scale road project.

Using a new cement compound that applies nanoparticles can extend the service life of structures to 200 years or more. 

Solutions include food aid, farm recovery, climate-smart practices, fair pricing, rural finance, and resilient infrastructure.

A Korean research project finds the complex partial box girder method as an economically feasible alternative to steel box girders.

Leverage science-based tools, foster collaboration across sectors, build local capacity, and promote global and regional cooperation.

Exploring climate impacts, socioeconomic factors, and governance can lead to innovative strategies for the deltas’ protection and empowerment of their communities.