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Rehabilitating natural systems with green infrastructure is key to building sustainability and resilience to climate change in urban areas.
Bangladesh trained 1.5 million people by linking directly to the real-world needs of employers.
The Southville 7 community in the Philippines shows how different sectors of society worked successfully together to turn a basic housing project into a livable community for 5,000 resettled families.
The TransMilenio Bus Rapid Transit system is at the heart of Bogotá's strategy to serve the transport needs of a majority of the city's residents, who do not own a car.
Reducing informality requires helping workers and firms move into more productive activities through skills, technology, and firm upgrading.
Increase production and consumption of renewables to improve energy security and to also lower emissions per capita and carbon intensity.
The World Food Programme uses cash transfers not just to feed the hungry but also to give people purchasing power to buy locally, helping to boost economies.
As a way forward for coastal cities, this article explores the potential of system of systems approaches for integrated planning and management of coastal assets using nature-based solutions that engage communities.
Expanding environment, social, and governance tools and due diligence practices can help firms better manage exposure to climate risks.
Sri Lanka’s Aswesuma program can better support the vulnerable by refining targeting, improving data, and aligning aid with poverty reduction.