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Combining market-based instruments, such as payments for ecosystem services and conditional social transfers, alleviate poverty while conserving ecosystems.
The services and role of the internal audit function are consistently defined across the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations but significant variation exists in regard to professional practices and the management of people and performance.
Here is what works: quotas, training, skills matching, mobility, and childcare leave policies.
The basic education and skill set that powered "Factory Asia" needs realignment if Asia is to continue its upward trajectory.
Savvy project management accelerates construction of a 75 km railway in war-torn Afghanistan.
Better coordination and accountability are helping to improve road and water systems in Armenia.
Experience from other countries shows online business registries are transparent and easy to use, encouraging enterprises to formalize their business.
Gender strategy and workplace policies are advancing safer workplaces, expanding STEM education for girls, and strengthening energy sector reforms.
Strengthening primary and preventive care, promoting early disease detection, and reducing health risks can ease the health crisis.
Project preparation is critical for embedding gender and climate considerations, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building.