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Singapore reinvented itself into a world-class city by taking an integrated approach to sustainable urban development.
Rehabilitating natural systems with green infrastructure is key to building sustainability and resilience to climate change in urban areas.
Colombia’s capital Bogota has made it safe and easy to travel by bicycle to work or school by creating a 376-kilometer grid of bike paths, called CicloRutas.
The TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit system is at the heart of Bogotá's strategy to serve the transport needs of a majority of the city's residents, who do not own a car.
This study examines the impediments and gaps that hinder the growth of regional trade and ways to reverse declining trade efficiency.
Regenerative agroforestry can promote decarbonization and biodiversity, while improving coffee farmers’ livelihoods in the Lao PDR.
A “polluters pay” policy helps Seoul reduce household waste going to the landfill by 90% and waste generated by the city by 40%.
In India, auctions were found to be better than regulator-designed tariffs in determining the procurement price for solar-generated electricity.
Performance-based funding improved urban governance and quality of infrastructure and services, and promoted women’s empowerment.
Strengthening the capacity of the new lake authority was a critical success factor in implementing an integrated lake basin management project.