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The GrEEEn Cities Initiative brings together policies, strategies, sector plans, regulations, financial incentives, technologies, governance institutions, civil society, and private sector interventions.
Innovative and sustained support for Grameen-style lending expanded financial services for underserved groups, including women.
Strengthening the database of the poor, marginalized, and vulnerable households can improve delivery of relief packages.
Among the lessons: Make inclusive investments in education, sanitation, and health in order to avoid enclaves of rich and poor.
Increasing investments in natural capital requires a proper accounting of its economic value for informed policy and decision-making.
In Viet Nam, where the motorcycle is king of the road, convincing the public to support a metro rail project required a strategic communication plan.
To mainstream PPPs in the water sector, implement a holistic governance framework, foster an enabling environment, and incorporate transaction design.
In Bangladesh, access and use of high-quality primary health care facilities are being improved, particularly for women and girls.
Education technology solutions can help mitigate learning loss and foster resilience in future crises.
Young people identify digitalization, strong participatory processes, and an inclusive labor market as priorities to improve livelihood opportunities amid COVID-19.