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Select the most appropriate measurement method—walking, digitization, or parcel corner GPS—based on specific local characteristics.
A national standardized spatial data infrastructure offers insights for sustainable and resilient land resource management and smart city planning.
Gender bonds can scale up women’s access to finance and promote gender equality at the same time.
Countries can meet goals for climate change and the planned global plastics treaty through investments, technologies, and financing with co-benefits.
A sound governance framework, supported by qualitative and quantitative value for money analysis, maximizes benefits from infrastructure investments.
Nuku'alofa, the capital of Tonga, is transforming into a resilient, disaster-ready urban center designed to withstand the impacts of climate change.
Challenges include creating an enabling environment, national and sectoral planning, multiyear assessment of fiscal risks, and gaps in project preparation.
Business support infrastructure, access to finance, and information technologies empowered small businesses and generated opportunities for women and youth in Maldives.
The Asian Development Bank has revised its guidelines for project economic analysis, which help ensure investment decisions are based on economic and efficiency considerations.
Improving access to water and sanitation requires not just investing in infrastructure but also policies that ensure the sustainability of services.