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Understand and address the needs of vulnerable young workers and entrepreneurs as part of COVID-19 measures.
The use of unique identification in health systems is improving the quality of health care, cutting costs, and decreasing fraud.
Smart planning and spending improves public services and raises productivity, attracting more private capital and labor and sustaining growth.
Circular practices, such as extending a product’s useful life or recycling waste into products, can yield environmental as well as economic benefits.
Scale up local-level adaptation by integrating climate adaptation considerations into decentralized governance processes and resources.
Innovative fiscal policies aim to tackle noncommunicable diseases while unlocking new sources of sustainable public financing.
Mobile remittances offer a way to provide unbanked populations with affordable, secure, and accessible financial services.
Policies should promote the growth and sustainability of social enterprises without making them dependent on state support.
Blockchain is transforming financial transactions—with far-reaching implications for the unbanked.
A project in Chaonan district in the People’s Republic China shows how to improve services in rural areas and small towns with scarce water resources.