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In Pakistan, basmati rice farmers are adopting direct seeding technology to improve farm efficiency and yield.
The formula: installing energy efficient lighting systems in government offices and parks, distributing fluorescent lamps nationwide, and establishing a green labeling system for buildings.
The People’s Republic of China is moving to more technologically sophisticated and more value-creating segments of global value chains.
In Bangladesh, access and use of high-quality primary health care facilities are being improved, particularly for women and girls.
Here is what works: quotas, training, skills matching, mobility, and childcare leave policies.
Pacific island countries need to include climate action in national development plans to lessen the economic costs of climate change.
A new framework enables near real-time monitoring of sea routes, helping improve decisions on vessel movement and transport of global goods.
Eco-friendly buses in Tashkent are boosting gender equality, cutting pollution, and modernizing urban transport.
In Mongolia, community revolving funds helped poor households develop tourism goods and services aligned with biodiversity conservation.
Enhancing housing affordability and sustainability requires capacity development, affordability-based demand assessment, financing, and design improvements.