Search Subscribe
Sign up for our free newsletter and get more of Development Asia delivered to your inbox.
A pilot project in the Philippines gives livelihood support and coaching to poor households, which helped them cope better with the COVID-19 crisis.
Experience from a hydropower project in Pakistan shows how construction workers’ welfare, which is usually overlooked, can be served better.
Innovative reforms can play a role in helping tax systems to contribute to improved social protection and reduced inequality in Asia and the Pacific.
Sorsogon City in the Philippines is investigating options for upgrading its open dumpsites to a properly managed landfill.
A project assessed the threats facing the Meghna River and worked with stakeholders in ensuring the sustainable supply of safe drinking water for the city.
Lessons from Indonesia show young entrepreneurs need mentorship and training, business services and facilities, and post-incubation assistance.
Project interventions evolved to create a virtuous cycle in water services, using performance-based contracts, participatory planning, behavioral change campaigns, and institutional reforms.
A smart, distributed district energy system uses multiple clean energy sources and real-time demand response technology to cut emissions and save energy.
The effect of COVID-19 school closures on students and their future calls for digital systems that ensure learning continues even in a disaster.
Create an enabling environment with strong policies, institutions, and financial systems that support solutions that can adapt to changing needs.