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A two-stage holistic and evidence-based framework provides urban planners a structured and practical guide for making cities healthy and age-inclusive.
Bucking the digital trend, the appetite for cash is driven by such factors as opportunity cost, precautionary motives, aging, and demand from abroad.
Protecting and enhancing natural ecosystems and biodiversity can increase resilience in Asia and the Pacific.
Well-designed and participatory eco-compensation schemes with proper technical assistance can help small farmers in some of the poorest and most ecologically sensitive areas in the People’s Republic of China.
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.
East Asia needs to shift toward a model of economic growth focused on low carbon emissions and more efficient use of resources.
While remittances from migrant workers continue to increase, they can only fuel economic growth if they enter the formal financial system and be channeled into productive investments.
Aligning strategies, incentives, and activities can drive lasting, sector-wide change.
Large-scale vaccination requires a comprehensive strategy, infrastructure, human resources, monitoring systems, and a receptive public.
To build a well-coordinated government assistance program, focus on communication and outreach, targeting, service delivery, and evaluation.