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Outcome-based budgeting is a comprehensive approach that considers the inputs, outputs, and outcomes to be achieved with public funds.
The COVID-19 pandemic shows the importance of real-time learning in adapting interventions to an uncertain and rapidly changing situation.
Modernized facilities and customs reform cut the passage time by over 50% at the busy border crossing in Uzbekistan.
Legal reforms, including specialized courts, can provide women and girls better access to justice for gender-based violence.
After a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in 2011, communities in Higashi Matsushima City led recovery efforts and built a smart city.
Invest in preparedness and establish a shock-responsive social protection system to weather future shocks and reap dividends from resilience.
Reducing informality requires helping workers and firms move into more productive activities through skills, technology, and firm upgrading.
Climate-resilient food systems and improved access to nutritious diets can strengthen food security and health outcomes in Kiribati.
Climate-informed design and community systems improved services, reduced disease risks, and strengthened resilience in coastal towns.
The benefits of open finance are closely linked to how well its risks are understood and managed.