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Compared to other infrastructure sectors, education needs a different approach to identifying projects for public–private partnerships.
The experience of the People’s Republic of China shows that beyond economic growth, an adaptive and cooperative approach can help reduce poverty even at hard to reach places.
The Republic of Korea tackles the challenge of revitalizing old neighborhoods while preventing the side effects associated with gentrification.
Brazil’s Bolsa Floresta encourages beneficiary communities to engage in productive economic activities that do not increase deforestation.
In the People's Republic of China, Yichang city is building a sustainable urban transport system with a bus rapid transit corridor as its backbone.
To obtain development gains through digital investments, invest in their analog complements: policy and infrastructure.
Sea level rise will hike coastal flood losses at least 12-fold by 2100. The benefits of adaptation outweigh the costs, providing returns at least 10 times the investments.
Latin America's long experience with conditional cash transfers offers lessons for implementing these innovative human development programs in Asia and the Pacific.
Indonesia's ambition to provide universal access to electricity by 2025, and from clean energy sources wherever possible, rests on its ability to harness wind and solar energy.
Enhancing long-term care systems entails engaging stakeholders, clarifying roles and responsibilities, and establishing legal and regulatory frameworks.