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In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, an urban water project helped women to become water engineers through scholarships, training, and mentoring.
After years of education reforms, Cambodia focuses on preparing workers for higher-level technical roles in a bid to become more globally competitive.
The widespread loss of natural ecosystems and biodiversity is much more than a conservation issue; countless lives and livelihoods depend on them.
In Maldives, community participation played a key role in the recovery of affected communities after the 2004 tsunami.
Southeast Asia is home to some of the most climate change-vulnerable countries in the world. It is imperative that ASEAN benefits from COP24.
Banking on a growing digital economy, Viet Nam needs to improve IT connectivity and skills, e-payments, logistics, cybersecurity, and consumer trust.
Urban planners in Seoul shifted from paper-based processes to a computerized system to improve information sharing and decision-making.
Japanese firms share best practices and technology in live wire maintenance with Electricity of Viet Nam to improve electric power distribution.
Economic incentives push producers and consumers to use resources more efficiently and reduce environmental costs as well as spur innovative practices.
The People’s Republic of China’s efforts to integrate natural capital accounting into its national policy development process may encourage mainstreaming of the practice in other parts of the world.