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A district heating project taps the help of private sector companies to promote higher energy efficiency and lower emissions.
Statisticians use satellite images of Earth’s night lights to measure social and economic activity.
Looking at the next 10 years, global risk experts place environmental risks among not only the most likely, but also the most impactful risks.
The Republic of Korea tackles the challenge of revitalizing old neighborhoods while preventing the side effects associated with gentrification.
Government can partner with telcos and educators and use multiple channels of existing infrastructure to reach as many children as possible.
Bringing quality preventive and diagnostic services closer to communities can reduce health inequalities.
Performance-based funding improved urban governance and quality of infrastructure and services, and promoted women’s empowerment.
An after-school program for teens that develops technical competence in 21st-century skills is being replicated across the country and beyond.
Leveraging technological innovations can help overcome growth constraints and increase agriculture’s economic contribution.
In Nepal’s mountain eco-regions, the needs of women and vulnerable groups were considered in designing a project that protects water resources from climate risks.