Why development projects must respect indigenous peoples, ancestral domains in Asia
Responsible urban and regional planning and policy-making should do more to defend traditional cultures and ancestral domains in secondary cities.
What does it mean to be a Palauan youth in 2016?
Despite the challenge of limited employment opportunities, for both the Palau government and youth leaders the future of the country’s youth looks bright.
7 lessons learned on making governance, PSM investments work
Where public sector management interventions have succeeded, results have often been transformative and with system-wide benefits.
3 ways to engage youth for positive change in the Pacific
Young people in the Pacific need to be heard to address lack of employment opportunities for them in the region.
Blog poll: The skills Asian youth need today
Skills alignment should be a priority among governments and the private sector in the region to provide young people the skills employers need to give them jobs.
For Lucy, with love
We write a letter to an aspiring governance specialist who is making her way in the web of development practitioners, and challenging the complexities of people, their interests and institutions.
Unbundling information asymmetry to improve governance
Inefficient public institutions result from imperfect, costly information, or that which there is a lack of capacity to analyze.
A new inspiration to make governance truly crosscutting
Governance specialists should be a bit more adventurous, cut down on attention to internal bureaucratic processes, and engage more vividly with partners.
Rethink the labels – are millenials the SDGen?
We need to start taking more youth perspectives into account for social and economic development to stay relevant.
Companies in Viet Nam to become liable for environmental crimes
Viet Nam’s new penal code reflects growing momentum across Asia in tackling environmental challenges and protecting biodiversity.