Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Journal 2020, Issue No. 1

This journal is published twice yearly and aims to stimulate debate and enrich research in the formulation of policy in the Asia-Pacific region towards the fulfilment of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It is the successor of two earlier journals, the Asia-Pacific Development Journal (APDJ) and the Asia-Pacific Population Journal (APPJ), which were merged in recognition of the interconnected and multidisciplinary nature of sustainable development. Subjects covered in this edition include ""An emerging but vulnerable middle class,"" ""Determinants of overindebtedness among microfinance borrowers,"" and ""Water security in Central Asia and Southern Caucasus,"" among others.