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Shifting waste responsibility to producers is a powerful approach for reducing plastic waste and fostering a circular economy.
Drones, remote sensing, and other tech-driven solutions make biodiversity monitoring and impact assessment for development projects easier and less costly.
Solutions include food aid, farm recovery, climate-smart practices, fair pricing, rural finance, and resilient infrastructure.
Relocating communal spaces, supported by inclusive dialogue, helps safeguard community bonds and cultural continuity.
Prepaid trash bags, container deposit schemes, and semi-aerobic landfills effectively reduce waste in Pacific nations.
Improvements in pipeline infrastructure and better customer metering led to significant nonrevenue water reduction and an increase in revenue.
A better understanding of environmental standards—their differences and implications—can help developing countries better safeguard the environment.
A Maldivian grassroots initiative focused on empowering communities through inclusivity, resilience, and advocacy for marginalized groups.
Countries can meet goals for climate change and the planned global plastics treaty through investments, technologies, and financing with co-benefits.
Gender bonds can scale up women’s access to finance and promote gender equality at the same time.