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A program that subsidized medical expenses during a financial crisis provided the opportunity to help build a resilient health system in Mongolia.
An urban housing project in India is using carefully sequenced interventions to help climate-vulnerable households relocate to safe areas and sustainably rebuild their lives.
Georgia’s integrated urban planning approach is improving livability, revitalizing heritage, and setting new benchmarks for inclusive development.
Investments should seek to strengthen women’s capacities to anticipate, absorb, and adapt to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change and contribute to sustainable development.
Myanmar has taken steps to improve its education sector to advance inclusive growth and reduce poverty.
Digital connectivity is a public good that can lead to new and sustainable growth areas and facilitate cross-border trade and remittances.
Investments include water conservation, ecosystem rehabilitation, disaster prevention, and green growth capacity development.
Gender bonds can scale up women’s access to finance and promote gender equality at the same time.
Bucking the digital trend, the appetite for cash is driven by such factors as opportunity cost, precautionary motives, aging, and demand from abroad.
Effective resettlement begins with keeping people at the heart of planning and decision-making.