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Proven solutions include digitizing paperwork, integrating databases, using smart cards and digital payments, and transmitting emergency assistance via mobile phones.
To build a well-coordinated government assistance program, focus on communication and outreach, targeting, service delivery, and evaluation.
Proactive government policies and strong institutions help reduce the human and economic costs of COVID-19.
Achieving financial inclusion through technology-based solutions presents both opportunities and challenges in Sri Lanka’s financial sector.
Cross-border trade, marketing, and supply chains are reshaping diets across Asia, limiting the effectiveness of national policies.
Low-income households were moved from at-risk areas near rail tracks to safe, inclusive housing—pioneering transparent, climate-resilient urban resettlement in Sri Lanka.
Proposed strategies to deepen commitments under the Paris Agreement include sharing of practices and lessons and linking climate actions with COVID-19 recovery.
In Sri Lanka, the rural water sector has benefited from the active role of women in management and operations.
Using a landlord port model is one of the effective ways to promote private sector participation in port development and operations.
A study of nighttime luminosity in Sri Lanka shows an uptake of local economic activities in areas connected by a large-scale road project.