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India’s Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project offers practical operational lessons and best practices for forging more livable cities.
Artificial intelligence enables rapid analysis of satellite images to assess damage and priority areas.
Cities can use AI and satellite imagery for rapid data collection to prevent illegal structures and ensure sustainable urban planning.
An evaluation of possible project impacts helps preserve culturally and environmentally important sites and protect nearby communities.
Scaling up farm activities through sustainable mechanisms that improve conditions and incomes of smallholder farmers can alleviate rural poverty.
On Indonesia’s remote Sumba Island, poorer households can pay for solar home systems with goods or services instead of cash.
Proper design of policy incentives and the right mix of recycling, incineration, and other waste management methods through integrated planning can help protect public health and the environment in a sustainable way.
The World Food Programme uses cash transfers not just to feed the hungry but also to give people purchasing power to buy locally, helping to boost economies.
Increased use of geospatial modelling in integrated energy planning highlights gaps in data.
Local government can enhance the developmental impact of remittances, increase migrants’ capacities, and support their communities.