How Tax Reform Can Help Women in Asia and the Pacific
Gender-focused tax reform can be a powerful tool to empower women, promote gender equality, and mitigate the disparities heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific.
Gender-focused tax reform can be a powerful tool to empower women, promote gender equality, and mitigate the disparities heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific.
The region needs more and better educated teachers, particularly in the area of artificial intelligence, in order to meet the needs of students in the years ahead.
In countries across South Asia, boys are dropping out of school for economic reasons, illness and other issues. This hurts not only families and the futures of these children but the broader economy and society. Governments can take basic steps to help keep boys in school.
Governments in Asia and the Pacific are navigating fiscal reforms and enhancing governance to align finance with climate action. This includes using national adaptation plans, climate-inclusive fiscal frameworks, and green budget tagging initiatives.
Charting a path to economic prosperity that also addresses climate change relies on increasing investment in developing countries. So why are development finance institutions not doing more, and how can they manage the trade-offs they face?
在各国忙于处理能源价格飙升和冲突加剧等棘手问题时,必须统筹兼顾安全性、公平性和可持续性,努力实现向低碳经济的公平转型。
As countries grapple with soaring energy costs and conflict, they must harmonize security, equity, and sustainability for an equitable transition to a low-carbon economy.
Menstrual health is a fundamental aspect of personal well-being. Embedding menstrual health into urban development, water, sanitation, and hygiene programs will reduce inequalities, increase access to education and employment, and improve the overall health of women, girls and others who menstruate.
Climate change is threatening coastal communities worldwide. Using local knowledge, as well as innovative practices such as parametric insurance, is needed to enhance coastal resilience and mitigate the impact of climate change.
Rapid socioeconomic development and population growth are escalating groundwater overexploitation, creating a potential crisis in Asia and the Pacific.