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Installing wire-rope barriers to separate opposing lanes of traffic can reduce fatal road accidents by 95%.
A digital ledger of transactions can help authenticate and ensure the trustworthiness of data.
A rural electrification project in Viet Nam built mini-hydropower plants and rehabilitated distribution networks to provide affordable electricity to remote communes.
A water project includes a gender, caste, and minority ethnic strategy to promote the rights of marginalized groups in Nepal.
A results-driven project is closing the skills gap through sector-wide reforms focused on improving technical and vocational education and training.
Using resource-saving technology, new rice varieties, and intercropping of vegetables improve yields and income in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal.
The right textbook policy and practice can help raise the quality of education and address learning gaps.
An award-winning project in Bhutan seeks 100% rural electrification and revenue from energy exports using clean energy from hydropower resources.
Mobilizing private capital for the water sector requires a strong regulatory environment, sound risk management, and financial sustainability.
Analogous with the gradually increasing global temperature, a gradually increasing carbon tax will over time alter and transform the economics of energy use.