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Protecting and enhancing natural ecosystems and biodiversity can increase resilience in Asia and the Pacific.
Increasing investments in natural capital requires a proper accounting of its economic value for informed policy and decision-making.
This is a case study on how to raise awareness and build community ownership among diverse stakeholders for a project to save Nepal’s Bagmati River.
The People’s Republic of China’s efforts to integrate natural capital accounting into its national policy development process may encourage mainstreaming of the practice in other parts of the world.
A project in Bangladesh used behavior change communication as a large-scale health care intervention to help women and poor households access health care.
Singapore built an offshore landfill on Pulau Semakau primarily for waste management, but it also ensured that marine life would thrive and it could serve as a public park.
Effective project design and community engagement helped the Peoples' Republic of China overcome the challenges in building the Dali-Lijiang Railway.
One way to reduce poverty in developing countries is to make it cheaper and easier for migrant workers to send money home.
Information and communication technology solutions are key to helping countries achieve universal health coverage.
Colombia’s capital Bogota has made it safe and easy to travel by bicycle to work or school by creating a 376-kilometer grid of bike paths, called CicloRutas.