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After years of education reforms, Cambodia focuses on preparing workers for higher-level technical roles in a bid to become more globally competitive.
This piece highlights how trade integration and investments in connectivity can help Timor-Leste to achieve its goal of sustainable and inclusive development.
Studies show that migrant high-skilled professionals can help increase trade, capital flows, and knowledge and technology transfers whether or not they return to their home countries.
The Southville 7 community in the Philippines shows how different sectors of society worked successfully together to turn a basic housing project into a livable community for 5,000 resettled families.
The solutions in Asia and the Pacific: explore groundwater abstraction options, build efficient water infrastructure, develop better data, and improve water management, particularly for agriculture.
Seoul’s Rainwater Village combines permeable paving, rain gardens, tanks, and resident participation to manage rainfall in dense neighborhoods.
Mainstream gender inclusion and climate resilience into infrastructure development to improve quality of life and meet sustainability goals.
Early warning is most effective when governance, data, and protocols align, helping health systems act earlier on climate-sensitive risks.
Seoul’s innovative solution in blending modernization with cultural preservation successfully transformed the Bukchon hanok area.
Involving forest users in managing and conserving resources while strengthening value chains help curb illegal logging and forest fires.