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Strategies include enhancing water resource management, strengthening biodiversity conservation, and promoting sustainable ecotourism.
COVID-19 has been like rocket fuel to the fintech industry; it’s now time to close digital gaps, particularly for women.
Digital finance promises to be an effective means of reaching the unbanked, but its use must be accompanied by consumer information and education.
Tech startups in agriculture, education, environment, and health have high potential for social impact but need a supportive ecosystem to thrive.
Among the lessons: Make inclusive investments in education, sanitation, and health in order to avoid enclaves of rich and poor.
Governments work together to develop viable projects and financing to protect and preserve the wetlands along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway.
Bioplastics industry development hinges on strategic direction and vision, environmental sustainability, and better waste management.
A project in Mongolia mobilized ger youth to take an active role in community development.
Modernized facilities and customs reform cut the passage time by over 50% at the busy border crossing in Uzbekistan.
Mobile apps enable farmers, including women smallholders, to modernize and diversify their production and transact with suppliers and buyers directly.