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A project in Chaonan district in the People’s Republic China shows how to improve services in rural areas and small towns with scarce water resources.
The Asian Development Bank examines prospects to ramp up efforts for greater utilization of demand-side energy efficiency in Asia and the Pacific.
AI and digital innovation can help extend working lives, strengthen pensions, and build more resilient systems for the aging population.
Improvements in pipeline infrastructure and better customer metering led to significant nonrevenue water reduction and an increase in revenue.
Patent and public procurement systems can help promote productivity-led growth by improving technology diffusion and supporting innovative solutions.
The new constitution of Nepal has introduced a three-tier structure of federal government (federal, province, and local) and all three levels have the constitutional power to enact laws, prepare budgets, and mobilize their own resources.
A pilot in Metro Manila shows how autonomous cleanup vessels and data can support smarter river management.
Address the social context that gives rise to violence and challenge the acceptance and normalization of such violence.
Improve water supply, sanitation, and solid waste management to strengthen resilience to vector-borne diseases.
In the People’s Republic of China, advanced technology and innovative financing schemes make the city-scale deployment of green cooling solutions possible.