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Four Case Studies on How to Give STEM Education a Push

Overview Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education plays a significant role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 4—ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. It promotes 21st-century skills by using real-world, complex problems as instructional contexts. It also advances employability skills, entrepreneurship, and innovation by …

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Three Priorities toward Achieving Youth Pandemic Recovery

Introduction Asia and the Pacific is home to almost 60% of young people in the world. The opportunities to maximize their potential for innovation and sustainable development is vast. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Strategy 2030 suggests that demographic dividends are often correlated with strong economic development and social progress, but this is contingent on the …

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Turning Municipal Waste into Energy

Overview A rapidly growing population, improving standards of living, and increasing consumption levels have contributed to a steep rise in Seoul’s waste generation. When the existing landfill space neared its capacity limit, it was urgent for Seoul—Republic of Korea’s capital and its largest city—to find a solution for its mounting waste problem. Seoul implemented a …

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Community Participation Can Help Build Back Better After A Disaster

Introduction Community participation by local groups can play a significant role in processes that support sustainability. It can fill the gaps in human and financial resources that hamper government’s capacity to deliver public services. Through volunteerism and by building social cohesion, local groups can help authorities identify activities that can improve the welfare of the …

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Mobilising Private Capital And Know-How To Turn Waste Into Energy

Overview Relevant and practical integrated waste management approaches are crucial for countering public health impacts of uncollected waste and environmental impacts of open dumping and burning. Medium to large cities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) considers this as a pressing need to help them attain environmental sustainability and improve the quality of life of their …

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How Electric Vehicles Can Make Tajikistan Emissions-Free

Introduction Tajikistan produces more than 95% of its electricity with hydropower and has a large potential to expand production. However, the country lacks fossil fuel resources and is highly dependent on imported fuel. In the transport sector, these factors make shifting to electricity from fossil fuels very attractive.  A study from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) …

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Teacher Quality Is The Key To Improving Education In Asia And The Pacific

The global learning crisis is actually a teaching crisis. The quality of teachers has the greatest impact on improving student learning outcomes. Most developing countries in Asia and the Pacific face major challenges in recruiting the best candidates for a long-term teaching career. New models of teacher education are needed in developing countries to enhance …

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Indonesian and Lao cities share low emission development learnings during SEA regional exchange session

The local governments and relevant stakeholders of Urban-LEDS II cities from Indonesia and Lao PDR shared their key learnings throughout the four-year implementation of the Urban Low Emissions Development Strategies (Urban-LEDS II) project during a regional networking seminar held virtually last 28 July 2021. The Urban-LEDS II Southeast Asia Regional Exchange Session involved the Indonesia …

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