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Moving systems into a cloud environment future-proofs public services.
Lessons from the People’s Republic of China and the Asia-Pacific region suggest managing river basins as single ecological units.
In Nepal, a participatory and consensus-based approach proved critical in changing people’s ‘not in my backyard’ attitude toward a municipal project.
Earth observation data can help farmers increase crop yields and save water at the same time.
Project interventions evolved to create a virtuous cycle in water services, using performance-based contracts, participatory planning, behavioral change campaigns, and institutional reforms.
Adopting a digital billing system can help improve the efficiency and sustainability of water services in Cambodia.
Experience shows affordability, adoptability, and community support are critical for catalyzing digitalization efforts in the water sector.
A new unified framework provides actionable strategies for preventing corruption and fostering transparency in Kazakhstan’s public and private sectors.
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.
Microfinance anchored on civil society organizations is a promising model in banking the unbanked.