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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.
Strategies for making electric vehicles a sustainable solution include a phased implementation starting with e-buses in Dushanbe and climate finance.
The vulture collapse in South Asia due to diclofenac has caused health, economic, and cultural issues, driving urgent conservation efforts and the exploration of new biodiversity credit mechanisms.
Increasingly, businesses in Asia are looking for innovative solutions to environment and climate change challenges, while pursuing their corporate goals.
The Republic of Korea is taking a multi-faceted approach to protecting public health and cushioning the impact of COVID-19 on the economy.
Improving water supply access and sustainability amid environmental challenges requires radical changes in how water resources are developed and delivered.
The Asian Development Bank has revised its guidelines for project economic analysis, which help ensure investment decisions are based on economic and efficiency considerations.
One way to reduce poverty in developing countries is to make it cheaper and easier for migrant workers to send money home.
Here’s a guide to the applications, technologies, business models, and regulations that should be considered in deploying a microgrid system.
As the country reopens, a newly developed macroeconomic model suggests paths forward from the past 3 years of economic disruption.