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In Nepal, a participatory and consensus-based approach proved critical in changing people’s ‘not in my backyard’ attitude toward a municipal project.

Water tariff reforms coupled with personnel training, social contracts, and technology updates can make water utilities more efficient.

Implementation of a health and safety plan based on international best practices can protect workers and communities from COVID-19 infection.

To prevent the emergence of a new pandemic, monitoring of pathogens must be supported by socioeconomic solutions that protect biodiversity.

Involving forest users in managing and conserving resources while strengthening value chains help curb illegal logging and forest fires.

Raise the efficiency of public procurement and land and labor markets to boost productivity, and address growth constraints on agriculture and tourism.

Timor-Leste can improve its business environment by focusing on investment promotion efforts, strengthening investment facilitation, and using a more problem-driven approach.

This piece highlights how trade integration and investments in connectivity can help Timor-Leste to achieve its goal of sustainable and inclusive development.

In the People’s Republic of China, food delivery businesses are finding innovative ways of reducing, reusing, recycling, and replacing plastic packaging.

Rapid and low-risk prototyping of solutions to problems promotes innovative and cost-effective approaches to urban development.