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Singapore built an offshore landfill on Pulau Semakau primarily for waste management, but it also ensured that marine life would thrive and it could serve as a public park.
A study looks at how countries can mobilize sustainable financing to reduce vulnerability among the poor and provide them access to social protection schemes.
Replacing an old barrage with advanced technology vastly improved water and flood control, connectivity, and access to essential social services.
A water project includes a gender, caste, and minority ethnic strategy to promote the rights of marginalized groups in Nepal.
To build a well-coordinated government assistance program, focus on communication and outreach, targeting, service delivery, and evaluation.
Singapore reinvented itself into a world-class city by taking an integrated approach to sustainable urban development.
A structured development approach is helping create a sustainable pool of highly qualified eldercare professionals in the People’s Republic of China.
In Mongolia, ADB supports a new way of banking without collateral to improve credit access for women and small businesses.
One of the strategies being used to transition to digital banking is to expand the customer base beyond people who use traditional banks.
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.