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In the Indian city of Mangalore, the local government partnered with private companies to modernize the sewage system and turn wastewater into a valuable asset.
Innovative lending practices can convert energy efficiency into high rates of return for companies.
Transport emissions are the shared outcome of global production and consumption—demanding accountability across sectors and regions.
Performance-informed public spending links budgets to results, fostering trust, building resilience, and promoting inclusive growth in the Philippines.
Debt-for-climate-and-nature swaps provide Sri Lanka with a practical solution to ease debt, combat climate change, and protect biodiversity.
Identify investment opportunities, expedite reforms to improve business environment, support ESG standards, and forge strategic partnerships.
The EU’s regulation to reduce tropical deforestation caused by agriculture will be crucial, but it may impose severe short-term costs on smallholders.
Shifting to a low-carbon economy entails drastic reductions in fossil fuel use and emissions as well as structural adjustments.
A regional approach to food policy driven by business and public interests can better protect consumers and suppliers in both domestic and export markets, support scaling up of production, and facilitate market access and Greater Mekong Subregion product branding and marketing.
Bringing quality preventive and diagnostic services closer to communities can reduce health inequalities.