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Italian-led glacier research and conservation in Pakistan's Karakoram region highlight a model for transboundary environmental conservation.
Implement supportive policies, encourage merchant adoption, and integrate digital payments into public services.
A community-driven initiative can benefit interventions in housing and create opportunities to improve the design and delivery of services and facilities in critical sectors.
E-payment gateways and streamlined customs clearance processes can promote regional collaboration and economic growth in digital trade.
India should create city-level economic visions, integrate master planning with economic goals, and ensure that a business-friendly regulatory environment extends to local levels.
Strategies from three metro rail projects in India include embedded design measures and noise barrier installation.
Enhancing housing affordability and sustainability requires capacity development, affordability-based demand assessment, financing, and design improvements.
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.
Strengthening regional cooperation, diversifying exports, and streamlining trade processes can give Central Asia’s exports a push.
Future-proof workers against the impact of future pandemics by strengthening community- and evidence-based initiatives.