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By allowing the shared control of data, distributed ledgers can enable innovations that support financial inclusion.
A startup offers a closed-loop solution for the large volumes of plastic waste generated by the construction and buildings sector.
Advanced fertilizers improve soil fertility, reduce nutrient losses and runoff to waterways related to fertilizer use, and enhance nutrient use efficiency.
It takes just three steps—avoid, shift, and improve—for Asia's cities to solve their growing traffic problems and get them moving again.
The water-food-energy nexus approach can help Central Asia manage shared water resources and promote regional cooperation.
Climate-smart remodeling and operation of irrigation systems help improve water availability and upland farm productivity in two provinces of Cambodia.
Ganzhou’s ancient Fushougou system offers a model of integrated, nature-based flood management for modern communities.
Aligning strategies, incentives, and activities can drive lasting, sector-wide change.
Lanzhou, in the People’s Republic of China, has the world's first bus rapid transit with a split station design allowing buses in the same direction to stop on both sides of the platform, easing travel time.
Sea level rise will hike coastal flood losses at least 12-fold by 2100. The benefits of adaptation outweigh the costs, providing returns at least 10 times the investments.