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Among the lessons: Make inclusive investments in education, sanitation, and health in order to avoid enclaves of rich and poor.

Statisticians use satellite images of Earth’s night lights to measure social and economic activity.

The formula: installing energy efficient lighting systems in government offices and parks, distributing fluorescent lamps nationwide, and establishing a green labeling system for buildings.

A town in northeastern Thailand studies the viability of converting waste to energy to improve waste disposal.

The new U.S. policy of forging bilateral trade pacts instead of multi-country deals will have wide-ranging impacts.

New digital technologies are a game changer for financial inclusion in Asia, opening up access to financial services for all sectors of society, and in the process helping dispel myths about financial inclusion.

The solutions in Asia and the Pacific: explore groundwater abstraction options, build efficient water infrastructure, develop better data, and improve water management, particularly for agriculture.

In Bangladesh, access and use of high-quality primary health care facilities are being improved, particularly for women and girls.

Indonesia could reduce the impact of a prolonged El Niño by easing food import restrictions and strengthening social protection and food security.

Enhancing housing affordability and sustainability requires capacity development, affordability-based demand assessment, financing, and design improvements.