South Asia is at a critical juncture where enhanced regional economic cooperation, both eastward and westward, is essential to navigate global uncertainties, attract investment, and promote sustainable...
For the World Bank Group, clean air in South Asia is a top priority. The 25th issue of the SARRE Newsletter focuses on steps countries are taking for air quality management including an aspirational target...
The 24th issue of the SARRE Newsletter focuses on women and promoting gender-inclusive development. Around 100 women engineers gathered in Bangkok in March 2024 to celebrate the completion of WePower SAR-100...
The 23rd issue of the SARRE Newsletter emphasizes the importance of transboundary water cooperation in South Asia, which is home to a quarter of humanity. The region has over 20 main transboundary rivers...
The 22nd issue of the SARRE newsletter, the first newsletter in the new fiscal year, reflects on the progress made in terms of regional cooperation in South Asia in FY23 over the past year, including valuable...
The SARRE newsletter 21, the first of the year 2023, draws comparisons between the living roots bridges in Northeast India and the regional cooperation efforts. Both need careful nurturing and take time...
The devastating floods in Pakistan, extreme heatwaves, rising air pollution, and increasing climate vulnerabilities in the region calls for an urgent climate cooperation in South Asia. The 20th SARRE newsletter...
The 19th SARRE newsletter for September 2022 highlights Nepal’s immense hydropower potential, greater transport, trade, and digital connectivity and its central role in promoting climate cooperation. The...
India is a key influencer in South Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific region, with a central role in regional cooperation and connectivity. The 18th issue of SARRE newsletter for the month of May 2022 highlighted...
Empowering women and gender-inclusiveness is central to our regional cooperation work in South Asia. The SARRE newsletter issue 17 for the month of March 2022 highlights our South Asia Regional Trade Facilitation...
In the 16th SARRE newsletter for February 2022, we highlight the benefits of regional cooperation in electricity trade, and the #OneSouthAsia Conversation which examined how countries in the BBIN sub-region...
The 15th issue of SARRE newsletter for December 2021 focuses on building resilience in the food system, expanding renewable energy, and adopting climate-smart strategies in cities for green buildings and...
The 14th issue of SARRE newsletter for September 2021 features an animation video on the Regional Integration, Cooperation, and Engagement (RICE) in South Asia, featuring activities linked to three priorities:...
The 13th issue of SARRE newsletter for June 2021 focuses on combatting plastic waste that clogs major rivers and coastal waters in the region. It also highlights the updated regional strategy, which added...
The SARRE newsletter for April 2021 highlights improving transportation and trade links between Bangladesh and India, based on a new research report, Connecting to Thrive. The report finds seamless transport...