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A livelihood project sets up night markets in border towns of the Greater Mekong Subregion and provides microfinance support to vendors.
Embedding health security in fiscal policy can reduce economic losses and avert deaths during a pandemic.
Instead of using diesel generators, remote islands can build a local energy grid that uses hydrogen as a pollution-free alternative.
Social protection spending and coverage are increasing, yet some countries continue to favor the nonpoor over the poor, and men over women.
A Singapore study shows career breaks to care for family hold back not only a woman’s rise in the corporate ladder but also affect her retirement savings.
Act early, act together, and act wisely—so AI amplifies human aspiration rather than undermines social cohesion and development.
New technologies, including APIs and SDMX, are revolutionizing data collection and sharing, reducing the data gap in Asia and the Pacific.
Built in 256 BC, the Dujiangyan system harnesses the power of nature to irrigate farmlands and prevent floods in the People’s Republic of China.
Production potential can be achieved through small-scale irrigation systems powered by a community-driven process.
In climate-vulnerable communities in Fiji and Mongolia, capacity-building activities support women’s participation in the green economy.