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Combining market-based instruments, such as payments for ecosystem services and conditional social transfers, alleviate poverty while conserving ecosystems.
Economic incentives push producers and consumers to use resources more efficiently and reduce environmental costs as well as spur innovative practices.
Policies being undertaken in the Pacific are helping businesses move from the informal to the formal sector and generate better jobs.
A study of Samoa's online firms provides lessons and insights for other companies in the Pacific.
A study of Kostanay region provides insights into developing sustainable businesses in the country.
Building roads for socioeconomic development depends on an efficient O&M system that considers the difficult topology and fiscal issues.
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.
The Green Freight Initiative in the Greater Mekong Subregion is improving fuel efficiency and reducing costs and emissions of trucking companies.
The Islamic Development Bank shares its experience in microfinance and group value chain financing to improve access to credit in rural areas.
A comprehensive grievance redress mechanism used a wide range of tools, institutions, and approaches to resolve project complaints and mitigate potential issues.