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In Maldives, community participation played a key role in the recovery of affected communities after the 2004 tsunami.
Governments must rethink and refine tax policy and administration measures to not only address development challenges but also to build back better.
The use of unique identification in health systems is improving the quality of health care, cutting costs, and decreasing fraud.
Experts endorse 10 principles for risk mitigation, which include evacuation plans for medical and quarantine facilities and areas under lockdown.
Ciclovia, Bogota's car-free days, has inspired more than 100 cities to make space for walking and cycling to improve public health and the environment.
Disaster risk insurance can help countries in Asia and the Pacific to minimize losses from natural hazards.
Maneuvering through the web of stakeholder interests, the Republic of Korea institutionalized a service-oriented bus transportation system in Seoul and its satellite cities in surrounding provinces.
An electricity trading project between Indonesia and Malaysia is lowering power costs, raising revenue and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
The Korean government has employed comprehensive policy measures to manage household debt risks.
The Republic of Korea’s capital city faced and resolved a series of obstacles to constructing a modern public building on a historic site.