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A startup offers a closed-loop solution for the large volumes of plastic waste generated by the construction and buildings sector.
In Mongolia, community revolving funds helped poor households develop tourism goods and services aligned with biodiversity conservation.
An integrated approach to sustainable and inclusive development helps an oasis city in the People’s Republic of China overcome environmental challenges.
Despite extensive aid, countries with fragile and conflict-affected situations are generally failing to significantly improve the lives of their people. New thinking is needed.
To obtain development gains through digital investments, invest in their analog complements: policy and infrastructure.
The widespread loss of natural ecosystems and biodiversity is much more than a conservation issue; countless lives and livelihoods depend on them.
In Pakistan, a multi-donor fund was set up to help finance priority investments in disaster risk management.
In India, auctions were found to be better than regulator-designed tariffs in determining the procurement price for solar-generated electricity.
Tapping the potential of MOOCs in training statisticians on tablet-based data collection yields promising results.
Transporting passengers and cargo over navigable rivers and canals reduces road and rail congestion, road crashes, pollution, emissions, and energy consumption.