A new World Bank report warns that South Asian countries are facing a health crisis with rising rates of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which disproportionately affect poor families, with possible side effects of disability and premature death, and worsening poverty as people pay for medical treatment out of their own pockets.

Water will be one of the critical drivers of peace and stability in South Asia in the second decade of the 21 century. If the first decade of the new millennium was shaped by terrorism, the next two decades (2010-2030) will witness issues around water dominating internal and external policies of countries, especially in

As part of CAI-Asia mission to promote better air quality and livable cities, CAI-Asia conducted an annual review of the main events relevant to air quality, climate change and transport in Asia. This review, which started on 2008 and initially focused on sustainable transport, has now expanded to include air quality and climate events.

This report analyzes how the United States can be more strategic in delivering water-related assistance in Central and South Asia to maximize its peacekeeping and humanitarian benefits.

This study provides information on the current pedestrian infrastructure in selected cities that can be used to develop and propose pedestrian-focused solutions for Asian cities. It includes