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The Lab gathers new ideas to encourage more private sector investment for environment-friendly projects in developing countries.
The lessons learned by the Asian Development Bank, which was one of the last organizations to leave Afghanistan[1] in 1980 and one of the first to return in 2002.
UAVs enable high-resolution data collection, but their effective integration demands overcoming operational, regulatory, and capacity-related hurdles.
The National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy 2035 emphasizes nature-based solutions, a region-specific approach, and climate-resilient investments.
Technology can help reboot the tourism sector by enabling contactless and digital transactions and mapping COVID-19 infections for disease control.
Shifting waste responsibility to producers is a powerful approach for reducing plastic waste and fostering a circular economy.
Implement supportive policies, encourage merchant adoption, and integrate digital payments into public services.
PPPs in renewable energy create more investment and jobs and help bring countries closer to their sustainable goals.
There is a need for globally coordinated standards and principles that allow room for countries to adapt their policies.
An analysis of tourism data in the Pacific shows the importance of traveler wealth, distance and infrastructure on tourist arrivals.