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In Indonesia, the rural poor gave cash and in-kind contributions to improve and maintain water supply and services.
Two of five adults in the Asia and Pacific region are overweight or obese and the costs associated with these conditions undermine economic growth as well as the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on health.
Data integration and analytics, cloud-based staff management, and e-learning can serve as building blocks for modernizing the civil service system.
A gender equality index for Mongolia’s higher education sector illuminates how tailored evaluation strategies can help improve education and equality.
In Afghanistan, river basin managers work with farmers in ensuring equitable and sustainable irrigation practices to improve yields and livelihoods.
Balance development and comfort using global standards, building information modelling, vibration monitoring, and resilient track designs.
River infrastructure projects must consider natural flows in project planning to save aquatic ecosystems and downstream communities.
Here’s what worked and what didn’t for Asian Development Bank’s first regional technical assistance on innovation.
A market-based approach for reducing air pollution offers countries in the region great potential for flexibility and innovation.
Brazil’s Bolsa Floresta encourages beneficiary communities to engage in productive economic activities that do not increase deforestation.