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Smart planning and spending improves public services and raises productivity, attracting more private capital and labor and sustaining growth.
Integrating road ecology principles and green infrastructure designs can balance construction with environmental conservation.
Combining materials processed in a single treatment plant offers cost savings and private sector opportunities in sanitation services.
Lessons from Indonesia show young entrepreneurs need mentorship and training, business services and facilities, and post-incubation assistance.
The National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 2035 emphasizes nature-based solutions, a region-specific approach, and climate-resilient investments.
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.
Online training of caregivers using a popular mobile app and a digital monitoring and assessment platform help improve the quality of services.
Seoul established a quasi-public bus system, restructured routes, created median lanes, built transfer centers, and integrated its fare system to improve service.
This piece answers how civil society organizations can collaborate with ADB in its efforts to effectively and sustainably reduce poverty.
In easing the debt burden of economically vulnerable groups, measures should be taken to prevent creditor resistance and moral hazard among borrowers.