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Singapore revives the Bras Basah and Bugis neighborhoods through a 20-year master plan that prioritizes pedestrians and promotes a vibrant street life.
Asia's rapid urbanization requires the balanced and holistic development of second-tier cities and towns to release pressure from congested megacities.
Lessons from Indonesia show digital transformation scales only when industry and digital governance align as one system.
Combining materials processed in a single treatment plant offers cost savings and private sector opportunities in sanitation services.
The lessons learned by the Asian Development Bank, which was one of the last organizations to leave Afghanistan[1] in 1980 and one of the first to return in 2002.
Leveling the playing field for women opens opportunities for countries to increase development gains.
How to make it work: skills training, civic engagement and forums that help young people become active in society.
Human, animal, plant, and ecological health challenges are all interconnected; solutions should be too.
One way to reduce poverty in developing countries is to make it cheaper and easier for migrant workers to send money home.
A phased investment plan strengthens infrastructure, integrates digital tools, and builds technical capacity.