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Residents in Thimphu contributed part of their land for urban infrastructure and services to support the growth of their city.
Efforts to provide rural infrastructure and sanitation facilities can be opportunities for gender mainstreaming.
Satellite data was used in climate proofing water supply and wastewater facilities in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city.
Risk reduction, retention, and transfer are risk management approaches that can be used to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts.
Technology can help reboot the tourism sector by enabling contactless and digital transactions and mapping COVID-19 infections for disease control.
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.
The Southville 7 community in the Philippines shows how different sectors of society worked successfully together to turn a basic housing project into a livable community for 5,000 resettled families.
The formula: installing energy efficient lighting systems in government offices and parks, distributing fluorescent lamps nationwide, and establishing a green labeling system for buildings.
Sorsogon City in the Philippines is investigating options for upgrading its open dumpsites to a properly managed landfill.
The Clean Air Scorecard Tool helped the most polluted cities to identify gaps in air quality management and introduce measures to rectify them.