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Plans, policies, projects, and partnerships should deliver concurrently on these imperatives: access to renewables, energy efficiency, and coal phaseout.
New technologies, including APIs and SDMX, are revolutionizing data collection and sharing, reducing the data gap in Asia and the Pacific.
In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, an urban water project helped women to become water engineers through scholarships, training, and mentoring.
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.
Efforts focused on revegetation, grazing ban, hydrological connection, and community engagement to restore the wetland ecosystems, boost carbon sequestration, and improve livelihood.
Southeast Asia is home to some of the most climate change-vulnerable countries in the world. It is imperative that ASEAN benefits from COP24.
Singapore’s limited land availability did not prevent the National Parks Board from providing open recreational spaces through its Park Connector Network, which converts underused spaces along existing infrastructure into green public spaces that create a sense of openness and livability.
Urban planners solicit ideas and solutions from the public in refining Singapore’s master plan.
Contingency finance is a risk retention approach for addressing loss and damage associated with climate change impacts.
After years of education reforms, Cambodia focuses on preparing workers for higher-level technical roles in a bid to become more globally competitive.