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East Asia needs to shift toward a model of economic growth focused on low carbon emissions and more efficient use of resources.
Increased road crashes linked to motorcycles call for improving policies on their use for public transport and logistics.
A prototype online platform was created based on a new method for analyzing the quality of secondary education.
Two of five adults in the Asia and Pacific region are overweight or obese and the costs associated with these conditions undermine economic growth as well as the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly on health.
Analogous with the gradually increasing global temperature, a gradually increasing carbon tax will over time alter and transform the economics of energy use.
A pilot project in Viet Nam will test a heat exchange technology that reuses industrial wastewater for heating and cooling production processes.
Safer infrastructure and robust post-crash care can save lives, prevent long-term disabilities, and support recovery.
In the People’s Republic of China, advanced technology and innovative financing schemes make the city-scale deployment of green cooling solutions possible.
The widespread loss of natural ecosystems and biodiversity is much more than a conservation issue; countless lives and livelihoods depend on them.
Inclusive business models can effectively reduce inequality, helping vulnerable low-income earners get out of poverty.