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The pandemic is an opportunity for the country to push for longer-term structural reforms.
Innovative and sustained support for Grameen-style lending expanded financial services for underserved groups, including women.
Using batteries to store energy can help improve the efficiency and flexibility of power systems that are integrating new and renewable energy sources into the grid.
Best practices in WASH initiatives consider the needs, culture, and behaviors of the poor and vulnerable who are most at risk of infectious diseases.
Performance-based funding improved urban governance and quality of infrastructure and services, and promoted women’s empowerment.
Short- and long-term actions in roads, rail, waterways, maritime, and aviation can enhance transport connectivity and promote integration in the SAARC region.
Indigenous peoples can better articulate their role in making sense of a project’s environmental and social impacts through participatory storytelling.
A study of Southeast Asian projects provides insights on how the Philippines can improve efforts to prevent illegal wildlife trade.
Proposed strategies to deepen commitments under the Paris Agreement include sharing of practices and lessons and linking climate actions with COVID-19 recovery.
Establish frameworks, leverage digital innovations, and strengthen stakeholder capacity.