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The Lab gathers new ideas to encourage more private sector investment for environment-friendly projects in developing countries.
The lessons learned by the Asian Development Bank, which was one of the last organizations to leave Afghanistan[1] in 1980 and one of the first to return in 2002.
Large-scale and youth-targeted government policies can mitigate the short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on youth employment in Asia.
Public finance, blue bonds, and marine protection tools can reduce risk and mobilize private capital.
AI and digital innovation can help extend working lives, strengthen pensions, and build more resilient systems for the aging population.
Solutions include food aid, farm recovery, climate-smart practices, fair pricing, rural finance, and resilient infrastructure.
Adopt a full lifecycle approach to plastic management, backed by strong enforcement and circular economy solutions.
Health PPPs have helped bridge critical gaps in India and Uzbekistan, offering valuable lessons for designing PPP projects.
Investments must focus on diverse vaccine platforms, capacity building, and collaborative networks.
Proper monitoring and regulation of traditional medicine and its integration with western medicine can enhance the quality of health care response.