To make the transition to digital learning, start with teachers
Teachers need to be provided the tools and training to successfully lead students into making the jump to effective digital learning.
Getting higher education governance right in South Asia
Effective higher education systems are critical for countries to advance. In South Asia, reforming governance structures and practices is a crucial step
An innovative girls’ scholarship program in Bangladesh provides school re-opening lessons
Bangladesh not only kept girls in school but improved their lives on multiple levels with a simple, low-cost stipend program. It offers valuable insights for school systems around the world struggling with the pandemic.
Despite the pandemic, remittances have kept flowing home to Asia’s families
Strong remittance inflows should be used as an opportunity to strengthen the systems that help overseas workers and their families back at home.
Coping with the pandemic in South Asia by making it easier to trade
The pandemic has underscored the importance of trade facilitation within South Asia and with the region’s neighbors.
Flood risk and public health: An unlikely partnership in the fight against COVID-19
It is time to establish partnerships and expand to a whole-of-society approach to cope with the disasters and crises that are increasingly threatening developing countries.
Protecting the remittance lifeline from COVID-19’s economic fallout
Families throughout Asia and the Pacific rely on money sent by relatives overseas. These remittances are threatened by the pandemic but policy actions can help.
Using the flexibility of civil society to overcome COVID-19
The local knowledge and adaptability of civil society organizations are proving valuable during the ongoing pandemic.
Getting out of a jam in Dhaka
Bangladesh’s capital has some of the worst traffic in the world but a new rail system that will be able to carry an estimated 60,000 people an hour is providing hope.
亚洲需要“让阳光照进厨房”
在亚洲，尤其是农村及偏远地区，太阳能已经在为人们供电，但作为一种清洁的烹饪能源，其应用却相对滞后。