Search

This piece discusses how central banks can take the lead in addressing climate-related risks in the finance sector.

Ciclovia, Bogota's car-free days, has inspired more than 100 cities to make space for walking and cycling to improve public health and the environment.

In Medellin city, Colombia, cable cars have helped enhance mobility for marginalized neighborhoods, reduce pollution, and improve quality of life.

Wholesale and retail trade, textiles, construction, electronics, and food and beverage show high circularity potential. 

Proven solutions include digitizing paperwork, integrating databases, using smart cards and digital payments, and transmitting emergency assistance via mobile phones. 

The poorest of the poor need sustained and integrated assistance in order to overcome the multidimensional problems of poverty.

Major reforms toward a market-based, open economy required extensive public communications to gain public support in the Republic of Korea.

Jobs, education and skills development are needed to help elderly people lead a more stable life and contribute to the economy. 

Experience from a hydropower project in Pakistan shows how construction workers’ welfare, which is usually overlooked, can be served better.

Viet Nam's Vinh Yen City is a model for urban planners and policymakers seeking a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable city.