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Significant changes in education and skills development help develop knowledge economies that drive long-term growth.
An award-winning project in Bhutan seeks 100% rural electrification and revenue from energy exports using clean energy from hydropower resources.
In Bangladesh, access and use of high-quality primary health care facilities are being improved, particularly for women and girls.
Lanzhou, in the People’s Republic of China, has the world's first bus rapid transit with a split station design allowing buses in the same direction to stop on both sides of the platform, easing travel time.
An analysis of tourism data in the Pacific shows the importance of traveler wealth, distance and infrastructure on tourist arrivals.
Find out why Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit, Asia's first gold-standard BRT, performs better than most metro systems in the world.
Science-based solutions help rural communities manage water resources sustainably and build resilience against climate change impacts.
A town in northeast Thailand looks into the feasibility of a design-build-operate scheme for developing a controlled landfill site.
A community-driven initiative can benefit interventions in housing and create opportunities to improve the design and delivery of services and facilities in critical sectors.
A new climate-proofed system introduced surface water as the main source of water to conserve diminishing groundwater and reduced saltwater intrusion.