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Youth can help address noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by supporting behavior change efforts and initiatives targeted toward encouraging other youth to make healthier choices.
The Asian Development Bank shares its experience in reducing its carbon footprint by implementing a rooftop solar photovoltaic system at its headquarters in metropolitan Manila.
Combining materials processed in a single treatment plant offers cost savings and private sector opportunities in sanitation services.
Leveling the playing field for women opens opportunities for countries to increase development gains.
Strategies include smart enforcement, presumptive taxes, digital tools, sector-specific reforms, and incentives tied to formalization benefits.
Data integration and analytics, cloud-based staff management, and e-learning can serve as building blocks for modernizing the civil service system.
A study of four countries shows vulnerable businesses need cash flow support primarily, including low or no-interest loans.
Shaded rest, clean water, and cooling systems safeguard workers from extreme heat while boosting productivity.
Targeted policies can help save the fragile enterprises that are at the core of digital transformation.
The Islamic Development Bank shares its experience in microfinance and group value chain financing to improve access to credit in rural areas.