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Good quality environmental data and statistics are critical to monitoring and evaluating progress toward the SDGs in Mongolia, and developing policies to achieve these goals.

A rural electrification project in Viet Nam built mini-hydropower plants and rehabilitated distribution networks to provide affordable electricity to remote communes.

Microfinance anchored on civil society organizations is a promising model in banking the unbanked.

In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, an urban water project helped women to become water engineers through scholarships, training, and mentoring.

This piece discusses how central banks can take the lead in addressing climate-related risks in the finance sector.

Secondary cities in Asia, Africa, and Latin America have an opportunity to avoid gridlocked growth patterns and to integrate sustainable energy and transport solutions.

A project in the Republic of Korea formed small firms into training consortiums to enhance their workers’ skills and improve overall productivity.

The Republic of Korea provided vocational training for disabled people in addition to imposing a hiring quota for both public and private employers.

The Republic of Korea improved road safety for children through strict implementation of policies related to engineering, education, and enforcement.

The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) shifted the focus to learning from schooling and helped design pedagogy to address learning gaps.