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The new constitution of Nepal has introduced a three-tier structure of federal government (federal, province, and local) and all three levels have the constitutional power to enact laws, prepare budgets, and mobilize their own resources.
An after-school program for teens that develops technical competence in 21st-century skills is being replicated across the country and beyond.
Develop and implement a comprehensive, evidence-based national MSME development strategy.
Putting in place policies, systems, and infrastructure for e-government helped improve efficiency, transparency, and people’s access and participation.
Strategies include smart enforcement, presumptive taxes, digital tools, sector-specific reforms, and incentives tied to formalization benefits.
Debt-for-climate-and-nature swaps provide Sri Lanka with a practical solution to ease debt, combat climate change, and protect biodiversity.
International exchange of information curbs the outflow of resources from tax evasion.
Legal reforms, including specialized courts, can provide women and girls better access to justice for gender-based violence.
De-risking investments in high-impact, green technologies enabled the large-scale demonstration of energy-efficient production and emission reduction retrofits.
Update curricula to offer more green-focused programs, leverage R&D on new technologies, and commercialize green-tech start-ups.