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Brazil’s Bolsa Floresta encourages beneficiary communities to engage in productive economic activities that do not increase deforestation.
Experience shows affordability, adoptability, and community support are critical for catalyzing digitalization efforts in the water sector.
Innovative lending practices can convert energy efficiency into high rates of return for companies.
Rehabilitating natural systems with green infrastructure is key to building sustainability and resilience to climate change in urban areas.
An integrated approach to sustainable and inclusive development helps an oasis city in the People’s Republic of China overcome environmental challenges.
Broaden the tax base, increase taxation on capital income, and strengthen all core functions of tax administration for improved compliance.
Debt-for-climate-and-nature swaps provide Sri Lanka with a practical solution to ease debt, combat climate change, and protect biodiversity.
New technologies, including APIs and SDMX, are revolutionizing data collection and sharing, reducing the data gap in Asia and the Pacific.
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.
Domestic violence is a human rights issue, requiring collective stakeholder interventions to provide a continuum of care for all affected.