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From a policy and economic standpoint, a paid sick leave program for COVID-19 is cost-effective in promoting behaviors that reduce disease spread.
Project interventions evolved to create a virtuous cycle in water services, using performance-based contracts, participatory planning, behavioral change campaigns, and institutional reforms.
Gender data on education, health, and other sectors can guide policy interventions that aim to help reduce the gender gap.
Strategies include smart enforcement, presumptive taxes, digital tools, sector-specific reforms, and incentives tied to formalization benefits.
While remittances from migrant workers continue to increase, they can only fuel economic growth if they enter the formal financial system and be channeled into productive investments.
Rehabilitating natural systems with green infrastructure is key to building sustainability and resilience to climate change in urban areas.
A preliminary study in Sri Lanka provides important insights into mechanistic-empirical pavement thickness and overlay design for roadway networks.
Nature-based solutions offer multiple co-benefits and are implementable at community scale.
By leveraging private sector expertise, resources, and innovation, PPPs can help ensure cost-effective healthcare delivery.
Governments work together to develop viable projects and financing to protect and preserve the wetlands along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway.