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Low income populations (i.e., those living on $2-13 USD/day) in developing countries are disproportionately vulnerable to what is affordable, accessible and aspirational, and are increasingly incorporating available “unhealthy foods” (high …

Urban transportation is undergoing massive change and expansion, especially in the developing world. The rapid growth of cities is driving demand for better urban transportation and many cities are set …

In recent years, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam have enhanced their tourism industries in interesting and diverse ways. This has boosted public infrastructure in several areas in these five …

Recurrent food crises are one of the principal impediments to development in the Horn and Sahel regions of Africa. In 2011, a drought-related emergency affected over 12 million people in …

This issue of Asian Insider includes two case studies on trends and innovations in the South Asian region. The first article describes trends in delivering goods and services to remote …

This newsletter features an article on worker migration from South Asia. Other articles are on the topics of domestic work in India and affordable transportation for the poor.

The Rockefeller Foundation's Digital Jobs Africa initiative seeks to impact the lives of 1 million people in six countries in Africa by catalyzing sustainable Information and Communications Technology (ICT)-enabled employment opportunities …

Digital jobs are created through the application of information and communications technologies (ICT) to a new or existing activity or process. Digital jobs generally include performing information-based tasks that build …

Sustainable energy—energy that is accessible, clean and efficient—powers human progress. Access to electricity is a key driver of change, providing improved quality of life, transformative social gains and new opportunities for long-term …

Diseases do not respect boundaries Once diseases spread beyond a localized region, their expansion becomes exponential and difficult to contain. Early detection and containment by effective disease surveillance networks are …