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This policy brief looks at three scenarios for reviving tourism: promoting domestic tourism, bilateral travel bubbles, and subregional travel bubbles.

A study looks at the costs of overloading and how improved policies and enforcement can give an economic boost to Mekong countries.

There is a need for globally coordinated standards and principles that allow room for countries to adapt their policies.

Myanmar’s second largest city tackles the challenges of improving and privatizing waste management.

Implementation of a health and safety plan based on international best practices can protect workers and communities from COVID-19 infection.

Involving forest users in managing and conserving resources while strengthening value chains help curb illegal logging and forest fires.

Growing imbalances across regions call for localized development strategies as the country moves toward economic diversification.

Lessons from the People’s Republic of China and the Asia-Pacific region suggest managing river basins as single ecological units.

Investments should seek to strengthen women’s capacities to anticipate, absorb, and adapt to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change and contribute to sustainable development. 

Strategic foresight tools can help policy makers adopt a more proactive approach to solving problems.