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Despite extensive aid, countries with fragile and conflict-affected situations are generally failing to significantly improve the lives of their people. New thinking is needed.
To ensure water security, Singapore has diversified water supply over the last five decades and actively promoted water conservation.
A study of nighttime luminosity in Sri Lanka shows an uptake of local economic activities in areas connected by a large-scale road project.
Harmonizing standards and navigating medical device regulations to boost innovations can facilitate access beyond national boundaries.
E-payment gateways and streamlined customs clearance processes can promote regional collaboration and economic growth in digital trade.
Digital finance promises to be an effective means of reaching the unbanked, but its use must be accompanied by consumer information and education.
Activating theme-based, cross-border circuits can help BIMSTEC tourism recover from the impacts of COVID-19.
Increased availability of data and computing power have made it possible to set parameters beforehand that will trigger insurance coverage for a variety of risks.
Disruptive innovation and technologies in transport are ushering smart processes, infrastructure, and operations, challenging regulators and raising passengers’ expectations.
A project in Bangladesh used behavior change communication as a large-scale health care intervention to help women and poor households access health care.