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Implementation of a health and safety plan based on international best practices can protect workers and communities from COVID-19 infection.
Gender strategy and workplace policies are advancing safer workplaces, expanding STEM education for girls, and strengthening energy sector reforms.
Myanmar’s second largest city tackles the challenges of improving and privatizing waste management.
Better coordination and accountability are helping to improve road and water systems in Armenia.
Accelerating universal access to water and sanitation is critical to preventing and managing future health crises.
Green-gray infrastructure helps confront rising seas for a more resilient future for Fijian communities.
Strengthening multi-sectoral policy response can help health systems adapt to the increasing dominance of noncommunicable diseases.
Combining market-based instruments, such as payments for ecosystem services and conditional social transfers, alleviate poverty while conserving ecosystems.
Within a week of installing environmental nudges, handwashing with soap among students rose to 61% from 15%.
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.