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The Asian Development Bank has revised its guidelines for project economic analysis, which help ensure investment decisions are based on economic and efficiency considerations.
An analysis of excess capacity in the People's Republic of China looks at the factors that contributed to overinvestment in manufacturing.
In the People’s Republic of China, food delivery businesses are finding innovative ways of reducing, reusing, recycling, and replacing plastic packaging.
A study shows the planned railway will increase access to more and better jobs in 48 cities and municipalities in Metro Manila and Southern Luzon.
Despite welcome progress on universal access to electricity, the transition to renewable energy is faltering at a time when multiple shocks are hitting Asia and the Pacific hard.
Improve water supply, sanitation, and solid waste management to strengthen resilience to vector-borne diseases.
Scaling up farm activities through sustainable mechanisms that improve conditions and incomes of smallholder farmers can alleviate rural poverty.
A “polluters pay” policy helps Seoul reduce household waste going to the landfill by 90% and waste generated by the city by 40%.
The Republic of Korea takes quick and decisive action to control the spread of the virus and to mitigate risks to public health.
Many transport projects include specific measures to prevent HIV/AIDS among migrant construction workers.