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Business support infrastructure, access to finance, and information technologies empowered small businesses and generated opportunities for women and youth in Maldives.
This piece offers practical advice as to why working with civil society is important in the Pacific and how greater engagement between CSOs, government, and the Asian Development Bank can be achieved.
Combining materials processed in a single treatment plant offers cost savings and private sector opportunities in sanitation services.
Here’s how using credit enhancements and working with commercial banks can increase access to finance for micro and small businesses.
Strategies include enhancing water resource management, strengthening biodiversity conservation, and promoting sustainable ecotourism.
Enhancing the competitiveness and sustainability of small businesses requires sustained reforms that include digitalization and innovation.
A series of reviews or "gateway" assessments by an independent agency helps ensure proper preparation and implementation of infrastructure projects.
Combining leadership and climate training can help women lead more confidently in climate decision-making.
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.
Recovery interventions should provide not only economic stimulus but also address climate and disaster risk to ensure that gains are sustained.