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A regional approach to food policy driven by business and public interests can better protect consumers and suppliers in both domestic and export markets, support scaling up of production, and facilitate market access and Greater Mekong Subregion product branding and marketing.
Statisticians use satellite images of Earth’s night lights to measure social and economic activity.
Leveraging technological innovations can help overcome growth constraints and increase agriculture’s economic contribution.
Build storage facilities, protect local workers, and develop systems to monitor risks.
In the People’s Republic of China, rehabilitation of the Simao River took an ecological and green development path and was integrated into city plans.
In Sri Lanka, the rural water sector has benefited from the active role of women in management and operations.
A financial instrument to help governments finance disaster relief and post-disaster reconstruction without over-stressing their fiscal budgets
This policy brief looks at three scenarios for reviving tourism: promoting domestic tourism, bilateral travel bubbles, and subregional travel bubbles.
Combining market-based instruments, such as payments for ecosystem services and conditional social transfers, alleviate poverty while conserving ecosystems.
A study from India shows low- and middle-income countries must improve economic evaluations of health interventions to reduce chronic disease burden.