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Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga, is transforming into a resilient, disaster-ready urban center designed to withstand the impacts of climate change.
Demographic changes, such as population aging in East Asia, will affect productivity and competitiveness and shape how innovation is created.
Singapore revives the Bras Basah and Bugis neighborhoods through a 20-year master plan that prioritizes pedestrians and promotes a vibrant street life.
Systematic and sustainable urban development will help support Georgia’s national strategy for unlocking its full growth potential through urban planning and balanced regional development.
Social protection spending and coverage are increasing, yet some countries continue to favor the nonpoor over the poor, and men over women.
As the country reopens, a newly developed macroeconomic model suggests paths forward from the past 3 years of economic disruption.
Promote remote processing of cargo clearances and modernize border facilities to improve intraregional trade in BIMSTEC.
A wide range of new solutions is able to avoid, reduce, collect, recycle, and clean up plastic waste.
A phased investment plan strengthens infrastructure, integrates digital tools, and builds technical capacity.
Scale nature-based solutions and align investments with the Global Biodiversity Framework to reverse wetland loss in Asia and the Pacific.