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E-commerce can enhance rural livelihoods with public investments in facilities and training, access to funding, and favorable market conditions.

Policy responses to population aging should promote economic growth, higher productivity, and higher income for workers.

A livelihood project sets up night markets in border towns of the Greater Mekong Subregion and provides microfinance support to vendors.

The experience of the People’s Republic of China shows that beyond economic growth, an adaptive and cooperative approach can help reduce poverty even at hard to reach places.

Mobile remittances offer a way to provide unbanked populations with affordable, secure, and accessible financial services. 

Disaster risk insurance can help countries in Asia and the Pacific to minimize losses from natural hazards.

Singapore’s limited land availability did not prevent the National Parks Board from providing open recreational spaces through its Park Connector Network, which converts underused spaces along existing infrastructure into green public spaces that create a sense of openness and livability.

This is a case study on how to raise awareness and build community ownership among diverse stakeholders for a project to save Nepal’s Bagmati River.

Experts share insights on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and on how to gear up for it.

Urban planners solicit ideas and solutions from the public in refining Singapore’s master plan.