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Rapid and low-risk prototyping of solutions to problems promotes innovative and cost-effective approaches to urban development.
The widespread adoption of water-saving technologies, such as alternate wetting and drying, is crucial to ensure the long-term sustainability of Pakistan's rice sector.
The right textbook policy and practice can help raise the quality of education and address learning gaps.
A Korean firm develops a low-maintenance flowmeter that can measure a wide variation of sewage flow rates to improve efficiency and prevent flooding.
While remittances from migrant workers continue to increase, they can only fuel economic growth if they enter the formal financial system and be channeled into productive investments.
Statisticians use satellite images of Earth’s night lights to measure social and economic activity.
Myanmar’s second largest city tackles the challenges of improving and privatizing waste management.
A town in northeastern Thailand studies the viability of converting waste to energy to improve waste disposal.
One of the most populous cities in the Philippines examines ways to make its waste collection system financially sustainable.
Shifting to circular approaches can deliver economic gains while helping address food security and promote sustainable production and consumption.