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A study shows the planned railway will increase access to more and better jobs in 48 cities and municipalities in Metro Manila and Southern Luzon.
East Asia needs to shift toward a model of economic growth focused on low carbon emissions and more efficient use of resources.
Growing imbalances across regions call for localized development strategies as the country moves toward economic diversification.
Jiangxi province in the People’s Republic of China enhances forest productivity and ecosystem health using holistic and sustainable practices.
Rehabilitating natural systems with green infrastructure is key to building sustainability and resilience to climate change in urban areas.
In the Philippines, an education nonprofit is improving program monitoring by removing data silos to increase the reliability and sharing of data.
Latin America's long experience with conditional cash transfers offers lessons for implementing these innovative human development programs in Asia and the Pacific.
Smart planning and spending improves public services and raises productivity, attracting more private capital and labor and sustaining growth.
Personal credit information could be an important determining factor in insurance underwriting and the calculation of premiums.
Earth observation data can help farmers increase crop yields and save water at the same time.