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Innovative and sustained support for Grameen-style lending expanded financial services for underserved groups, including women.
One way to counter negative perceptions about technical and vocation education and training (TVET) programs is to promote them through better communications.
Implement supportive policies, encourage merchant adoption, and integrate digital payments into public services.
Tech startups in agriculture, education, environment, and health have high potential for social impact but need a supportive ecosystem to thrive.
Lessons from the People’s Republic of China and the Asia-Pacific region suggest managing river basins as single ecological units.
Indonesia’s first returnable and reusable packaging system is plugging the plastic waste and altering consumers’ consumption behavior.
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.
Water tariff reforms coupled with personnel training, social contracts, and technology updates can make water utilities more efficient.
Social protection spending and coverage are increasing, yet some countries continue to favor the nonpoor over the poor, and men over women.
Strong stakeholder support for sustainable disposal methods can improve solid waste management in Bangladesh.