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The SARS outbreak in 2003 provides insights on how we can mitigate the health and economic impact of COVID-19.
Life cycle assessments and complex value optimization are holistic approaches in measuring investment impacts.
Invest in preparedness and establish a shock-responsive social protection system to weather future shocks and reap dividends from resilience.
The internet has shown a great advantage in the integration, transformation, and upgrading of the People’s Republic of China’s rural economy, especially in the agriculture industry chain.
Government support, good governance, and resolute leadership helped Nepal Electricity Authority achieve profitability.
The Islamic Development Bank shares its experience in microfinance and group value chain financing to improve access to credit in rural areas.
Using batteries to store energy can help improve the efficiency and flexibility of power systems that are integrating new and renewable energy sources into the grid.
This report provides a framework for implementing commercially viable distributed electrification solutions and shares lessons from a pilot in the Philippines.
Change management, effective public–private partnership, and regulation are crucial to the success of citywide inclusive sanitation programs.
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.