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A combination of asphalt and concrete layers that incorporate plastic waste could make durable, sustainable, and cost-effective rural roads.
EPR frameworks, plastic credit schemes, and high-level waste management technologies can support the Global Plastics Treaty implementation.
A study shows reducing involuntary migration to peripheries of the Greater Seoul Area requires policy interventions to regulate housing cost and supply.
Access to information, evidence, and policy development help identify situations and monitor the effects of policy interventions.
A new book identifies ways to stimulate Asian economic growth through a shift from traditional industrial policies to indigenous innovation.
Risk communications must be able to dynamically respond to the progression of the pandemic.
In the Philippines, a pilot project to rehabilitate the Pasig River built community support around a low-cost waste management system.
Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands used foresight tools to plan low-carbon, resilient transport systems and manage future uncertainties.
Italian-led glacier research and conservation in Pakistan's Karakoram region highlight a model for transboundary environmental conservation.
Despite welcome progress on universal access to electricity, the transition to renewable energy is faltering at a time when multiple shocks are hitting Asia and the Pacific hard.