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The CAREC transport corridors present reliable alternatives to maritime chokepoints, especially for shorter distances and time-sensitive goods.
Indonesia’s first returnable and reusable packaging system is plugging the plastic waste and altering consumers’ consumption behavior.
Secure funding sources and allocate resources effectively.
New ADB data underlines the importance of managing public debt effectively as the region emerges from the pandemic amid global uncertainty.
Enhanced policy dialogue and regional cooperation hold the key to improving food security and a strong COVID-19 recovery.
In South Asia, stakeholders worked together to enhance integrated water resources management in mountainous river basins prone to precipitation extremes.
Lessons from the People’s Republic of China and the Asia-Pacific region suggest managing river basins as single ecological units.
Water tariff reforms coupled with personnel training, social contracts, and technology updates can make water utilities more efficient.
The pandemic exposed gaps in food systems that call for integrating healthy diets with sustainable resource management and public health.
Electronics manufacturers are held accountable for the full life cycle of their products but receive incentives for proper disposal.