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A Korean research project finds the complex partial box girder method as an economically feasible alternative to steel box girders.
Collaborations can bridge infrastructure deficits as well as support transformational development and enhance urban livability in many ways.
Policymakers should focus on long-term strategic plans such as zoning of territories based on potential water sources when designing water and sanitation solutions for communities.
Smart planning and spending improves public services and raises productivity, attracting more private capital and labor and sustaining growth.
The pandemic exposed gaps in food systems that call for integrating healthy diets with sustainable resource management and public health.
Policy challenges include the shift in financial intermediation away from traditional banks toward digital finance providers.
This piece highlights the investments needed to overcome different agricultural challenges to meet growing food demand in the region.
In some parts of Africa, there is a bold and direct dialogue between the private and public sector in health care.
Pilot projects in the region demonstrate how digital technologies can increase access to finance even in remote areas.
To overcome vaccine hesitancy, survey shows campaigns should target women and rural and high-risk populations and focus on family immunization.