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Jobs, education and skills development are needed to help elderly people lead a more stable life and contribute to the economy.
Combining materials processed in a single treatment plant offers cost savings and private sector opportunities in sanitation services.
Countries need to build capacity and develop financial solutions for different climate risks, including those that can better address slow-onset events.
Risk reduction, retention, and transfer are risk management approaches that can be used to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts.
A project in Bangladesh used behavior change communication as a large-scale health care intervention to help women and poor households access health care.
Leveling the playing field for women opens opportunities for countries to increase development gains.
After a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in 2011, communities in Higashi Matsushima City led recovery efforts and built a smart city.
The People's Republic of China is experimenting with incentive-based mechanisms to resolve challenges in managing its trans-provincial watersheds.
Through digitization and automation of routine compliance obligations, RegTech is helping improve efficiency, reporting accuracy, and transparency in the financial sector.
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.