INASIA
Insights and Analysis
Back-to-Back Spikes of Covid Wrack India, Nepal
In the three years before the pandemic, South Asia registered the world’s highest rate of economic growth. Now, as a ruinous second wave of Covid-19 sweeps through the region, all of that appears to be undone.
A Post-Pandemic Green Recovery for Asia
As countries adopt massive stimulus packages to get their post-Covid economies moving again, they have a unique opportunity to get them moving in the right direction.
We Need More Women in Data!
A new report puts numbers to the unique hardships of women in Nepal during Covid-19. It shows that to get more data about women, we need more women in data.
Women in STEM: A Conversation with Zendesk’s Wendy Johnstone
For women with careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the pandemic has widened an already significant gender gap. Zendesk Asia-Pacific COO Wendy Johnstone discusses a new partnership to support Asian women in STEM.
Fighting the Good Fight: The Case of the Philippine Rice Sector
For decades a Philippine price-support regime caused mounting public debt and the highest rice prices in Southeast Asia, but replacing a system with so many vested interests was too high a hurdle—until now.
Shifting Parameters of Civic Space in Southeast Asia
A recent investigation of the health of civic spaces in Southeast Asia finds them increasingly constrained by government, internally fragmented, starved for funding, and divided by generation.
Devastating Floods Hit Timor-Leste
In the early hours of Sunday, April 4, torrential rain overwhelmed the city of Dili, causing severe flash flooding, landslides, and destruction. Here’s a look at the damage and the start of recovery.
Resilience in the Time of Covid
A five-nation initiative to blunt the impact of Covid-19 in South Asia combines international scope, local partnerships, and a question: how to prepare the most vulnerable for the next crisis.
Back-to-Back Spikes of Covid Wrack India, Nepal
In the three years before the pandemic, South Asia registered the world’s highest rate of economic growth. Now, as a ruinous second wave of Covid-19 sweeps through the region, all of that appears to be undone.
Women in STEM: A Conversation with Zendesk’s Wendy Johnstone
For women with careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, the pandemic has widened an already significant gender gap. Zendesk Asia-Pacific COO Wendy Johnstone discusses a new partnership to support Asian women in STEM.
A Post-Pandemic Green Recovery for Asia
As countries adopt massive stimulus packages to get their post-Covid economies moving again, they have a unique opportunity to get them moving in the right direction.
Fighting the Good Fight: The Case of the Philippine Rice Sector
For decades a Philippine price-support regime caused mounting public debt and the highest rice prices in Southeast Asia, but replacing a system with so many vested interests was too high a hurdle—until now.
Devastating Floods Hit Timor-Leste
In the early hours of Sunday, April 4, torrential rain overwhelmed the city of Dili, causing severe flash flooding, landslides, and destruction. Here’s a look at the damage and the start of recovery.
We Need More Women in Data!
A new report puts numbers to the unique hardships of women in Nepal during Covid-19. It shows that to get more data about women, we need more women in data.
Shifting Parameters of Civic Space in Southeast Asia
A recent investigation of the health of civic spaces in Southeast Asia finds them increasingly constrained by government, internally fragmented, starved for funding, and divided by generation.
Resilience in the Time of Covid
A five-nation initiative to blunt the impact of Covid-19 in South Asia combines international scope, local partnerships, and a question: how to prepare the most vulnerable for the next crisis.