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A fintech company uses blockchain technology and digital IDs to help ensure that aid reaches the right person at the right time.
Several national and regional initiatives address the risks of loss and damage associated with climate change impacts.
Using resource-saving technology, new rice varieties, and intercropping of vegetables improve yields and income in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal.
A Finnish startup is giving everyone everywhere access to mobile learning tools to close the education gap caused by technology.
Carbon taxes and emission trading systems can help countries mobilize fiscal resources while enabling green economic recovery from COVID-19.
Multitranche financing supports an investment program to improve the safety, accessibility and reliability of Papua New Guinea’s airports.
Singapore pioneered road pricing as a tool to reduce traffic congestion and improved it over the years into a high-tech, pay-as-you-use system.
In the Philippines, an education nonprofit is improving program monitoring by removing data silos to increase the reliability and sharing of data.
New digital technologies are a game changer for financial inclusion in Asia, opening up access to financial services for all sectors of society, and in the process helping dispel myths about financial inclusion.
Rapid and low-risk prototyping of solutions to problems promotes innovative and cost-effective approaches to urban development.