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The minimum wage must ensure broad coverage, reflect workers' needs, align with economic conditions, and focus on low-income earners.
Strengthen laws, improve labeling, create incentives, regulate refrigerants, and promote large-scale adoption.
An enabling environment and strong governance lead to better socioeconomic outcomes.
Investing in energy transition may enable the textile sector to access markets that require lower-carbon supply chains.
Unlock clean energy's potential with renewables, carbon capture, energy storage, sustainable hydrogen, and smart grids.
Regional cooperation and integration efforts on marine life conservation can be improved through strengthened governance and financial sustainability.
Combining materials processed in a single treatment plant offers cost savings and private sector opportunities in sanitation services.
A startup offers a closed-loop solution for the large volumes of plastic waste generated by the construction and buildings sector.
In Nepal, a project looked at how biochar can improve soil health and crop yields and reduce the importation of carbon-intensive farm inputs.
In Bangladesh, a project is underway to expand the installation of smart prepaid gas meters and establish a smart metering data management system.