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An Industrial Pollution Projection System (IPPS) has been used in the Greater Mekong Subregion to help countries identify current and future pollution risks.
Myanmar is putting in place a national safeguards system to better balance rapid economic growth and environmental sustainability.
What is needed: Increased financing, reliable supplies of affordable and effective medicines, improved data from health information systems, stronger implementation of national malaria programs, and leadership that looks beyond the health sector.
A comprehensive grievance redress mechanism used a wide range of tools, institutions, and approaches to resolve project complaints and mitigate potential issues.
The student assistance program may be expanded to cushion the pandemic’s impact and enable more poor students, regardless of gender, to complete school.
An after-school program for teens that develops technical competence in 21st-century skills is being replicated across the country and beyond.
Banks need to update their business models as competition from fintechs disrupts the supply chain finance market.
A centralized platform that promotes data sharing and visibility can help improve an organization’s efficiency and impact.
Increase production and consumption of renewables to improve energy security and to also lower emissions per capita and carbon intensity.
Replacing dispersed coal burning with centralized district heating can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption.