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In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, an urban water project helped women to become water engineers through scholarships, training, and mentoring.
Keeping a city safe from flood and waterborne diseases requires a holistic approach to water resources management.
Empowering women to take greater control over their resources would give them the tools for lifelong change.
Seoul established a quasi-public bus system, restructured routes, created median lanes, built transfer centers, and integrated its fare system to improve service.
A livelihood project sets up night markets in border towns of the Greater Mekong Subregion and provides microfinance support to vendors.
Compared to other infrastructure sectors, education needs a different approach to identifying projects for public–private partnerships.
Youth can help address noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by supporting behavior change efforts and initiatives targeted toward encouraging other youth to make healthier choices.
Community involvement in planning, operation, and maintenance has been key to the successful provision of water and sanitation services for more than 700,000 people living in remote and poor regions in Nepal.
Analogous with the gradually increasing global temperature, a gradually increasing carbon tax will over time alter and transform the economics of energy use.
Senior care in the PRC and the region must be treated as an economic investment—integrated, digitally enabled, and open to private capital.