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On Indonesia’s remote Sumba Island, poorer households can pay for solar home systems with goods or services instead of cash.

A sound governance framework, supported by qualitative and quantitative value for money analysis, maximizes benefits from infrastructure investments. 

Blockchain can help plug leaks in the supply chain, facilitating and securing the flow of trade, finance, and information. 

It is time to revisit urban strategies and revise the urbanization process and practices to build back better post-pandemic cities.

Successful adaptation to older population age structures requires a policy focus on measuring and improving the social value of medical care.

In the Philippines, solutions that respect river dynamics and ecosystem functions were adopted to keep vulnerable communities safe from natural hazards.  

In the Indian city of Mangalore, the local government partnered with private companies to modernize the sewage system and turn wastewater into a valuable asset.

Development fees placed on buildings were used to improve pedestrian mobility through elevated walkways in the Makati central business district.

Participatory conservation and ecotourism can help maintain biodiversity while promoting sustainable livelihoods for local communities.

Asia's rapid urbanization requires the balanced and holistic development of second-tier cities and towns to release pressure from congested megacities.