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Countries can meet goals for climate change and the planned global plastics treaty through investments, technologies, and financing with co-benefits.
A hackathon in Nepal nurtured innovative tech solutions to improve sanitation practices in the country.
EPR frameworks, plastic credit schemes, and high-level waste management technologies can support the Global Plastics Treaty implementation.
Tax reforms aimed at a 10% reduction in smoking prevalence could reduce the population of smokers by 38.7 million and prevent 11.6 million premature deaths.
Harmonizing standards and navigating medical device regulations to boost innovations can facilitate access beyond national boundaries.
Protecting ecosystems is real development, and it has an amazing return on investment.
Mobile apps enable farmers, including women smallholders, to modernize and diversify their production and transact with suppliers and buyers directly.
Improving water supply access and sustainability amid environmental challenges requires radical changes in how water resources are developed and delivered.
Experience from other countries shows online business registries are transparent and easy to use, encouraging enterprises to formalize their business.