Papers and Briefs

This brief discusses how the People's Republic of China (PRC) can harness public–private partnerships and thematic finance to help achieve its ambitious plans for high-quality, green development.

Policy makers should be vigilant to potential volatility in currency markets and ensure that appropriate countercyclical adjustment mechanisms are available. 

This working paper outlines how to scale up the private sector's involvement in climate adaptation and harness its financial clout, technical know-how, and ingenuity to help build climate resilient economies in the Asia and Pacific region.

This brief explains how the People’s Republic of China is developing so-called sponge cities that use nature-based solutions to help reduce disaster risks posed by urbanization and climate change.

This brief explains how creating an enabling environment for Mongolia’s herder cooperatives and better integrating small-scale herders can help develop more sustainable livestock systems and drive greater export capacity.

This brief discusses why governments should consider ways to regulate the renegotiation of public–private partnership (PPPs) contracts to ensure that the process is efficient, flexible, and transparent.

This brief explains the critical role small firms play in Southeast Asia's economy and, focusing on four countries, looks at what measures are needed to help them recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

This brief analyzes how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted labor migrants in Asia and the Pacific, assesses the socioeconomic vulnerabilities it exposed, and lays out steps to better protect overseas workers.

This brief explores how change and new approaches to knowledge operate in a virtuous cycle.

This paper uses spatially granular surface urban heat island (SUHI) data to quantify the impact of COVID-19-related containment policies on economic output in the People's Republic of China (PRC).