Effective Payment Strategies for Ecosystem Services Brazil’s Bolsa Floresta encourages beneficiary communities to engage in productive economic activities that do not increase deforestation.
Lessons Learned from Agricultural Eco-Compensation Schemes Well-designed and participatory eco-compensation schemes with proper technical assistance can help small farmers in some of the poorest and most ecologically sensitive areas in the People’s Republic of China.
Fighting Poverty by Protecting the Environment Through Payment for Ecosystem Services Combining market-based instruments, such as payments for ecosystem services and conditional social transfers, alleviate poverty while conserving ecosystems.
How to Persuade Poor Families to Get Primary Health Care A project in Bangladesh used behavior change communication as a large-scale health care intervention to help women and poor households access health care.
How to Bridge the Gap Between Poverty and Prosperity Bangladesh has worked with international partners to undertake landmark projects that have transformed the lives of millions of people.
Using Energy Abundance to Address Income Inequality Azerbaijan has leveraged its vast energy resources to elevate the country to upper middle-income status.
The Role of Partnership in National Development Strategy In the Philippines, partnership has delivered solutions the country needs to reach its development goals.
How Youth Can Help Combat Noncommunicable Disease Youth can help address noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) by supporting behavior change efforts and initiatives targeted toward encouraging other youth to make healthier choices.
Information and Communications Technology: Here Is How It Can Help the Poor Proven solutions include digitizing paperwork, integrating databases, using smart cards and digital payments, and transmitting emergency assistance via mobile phones.
How to Improve Social Assistance Delivery through Good Governance To build a well-coordinated government assistance program, focus on communication and outreach, targeting, service delivery, and evaluation.