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A project in Chaonan district in the People’s Republic China shows how to improve services in rural areas and small towns with scarce water resources.
Privatization and corporatization can reduce costs, raise productivity, and improve social welfare.
Montenegro has made industry placement of teachers a national program to better match vocational education and training with market demand.
The government implemented a communication plan, expanded bike roads, and improved user convenience to increase bicycle usage as a public transport alternative.
BWRIS and AWS are helping farmers and planners use every drop wisely in Pakistan’s most arid and water-scarce province.
Statisticians use satellite images of Earth’s night lights to measure social and economic activity.
Tech startups in agriculture, education, environment, and health have high potential for social impact but need a supportive ecosystem to thrive.
Sustainable energy is about more than renewables. Challenges will remain in financing and maintaining energy systems, even after the clean-energy transition is complete.
Harmonize traceability standards and adopt shared digital technologies to boost interoperability in the food supply chain.
The experience of a water utility in Manila shows that dividing a large network into smaller zones improves leak detection and distribution efficiency.