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Improving access to water and sanitation requires not just investing in infrastructure but also policies that ensure the sustainability of services.
Young people identify digitalization, strong participatory processes, and an inclusive labor market as priorities to improve livelihood opportunities amid COVID-19.
Climate-smart remodeling and operation of irrigation systems help improve water availability and upland farm productivity in two provinces of Cambodia.
Integrating road ecology principles and green infrastructure designs can balance construction with environmental conservation.
A health impact assessment makes people healthier and projects more effective.
A project restores degraded lands, improves climate resilience of landscape ecosystems, and promotes green development in the western regions.
A water project includes a gender, caste, and minority ethnic strategy to promote the rights of marginalized groups in Nepal.
An ADB-supported project in Kolkata awarded flat titles to women as a mechanism to promote women's rights.
In urban areas in the Lao PDR, decentralized solutions prove to be a low-maintenance and environment-friendly way to ensure clean water and sanitation.
Circular practices, such as extending a product’s useful life or recycling waste into products, can yield environmental as well as economic benefits.