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A better understanding of environmental standards—their differences and implications—can help developing countries better safeguard the environment.
Collaborations can bridge infrastructure deficits as well as support transformational development and enhance urban livability in many ways.
Timor-Leste can improve its business environment by focusing on investment promotion efforts, strengthening investment facilitation, and using a more problem-driven approach.
In Southeast Asia, big data can help transform the delivery of education, health care, and social welfare and protection services.
Carbon taxes and emission trading systems can help countries mobilize fiscal resources while enabling green economic recovery from COVID-19.
Mobile apps enable farmers, including women smallholders, to modernize and diversify their production and transact with suppliers and buyers directly.
The CAREC transport corridors present reliable alternatives to maritime chokepoints, especially for shorter distances and time-sensitive goods.
Urban cooling with nature-based solutions requires integrated planning, equitable access, community input, and local adaptation for fair, effective results.
East Asia needs to shift toward a model of economic growth focused on low carbon emissions and more efficient use of resources.
Structured health assessments guide countries in strengthening climate-ready services, improving infrastructure, and reducing vulnerability across sectors.