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Strengthen laws, improve labeling, create incentives, regulate refrigerants, and promote large-scale adoption.
The EU’s regulation to reduce tropical deforestation caused by agriculture will be crucial, but it may impose severe short-term costs on smallholders.
A new unified framework provides actionable strategies for preventing corruption and fostering transparency in Kazakhstan’s public and private sectors.
Creating a mortgage refinancing company was critical to building a stable residential housing market.
Pacific island countries need to include climate action in national development plans to lessen the economic costs of climate change.
Moa House is an innovative model that improves living conditions by reducing project timelines and providing infrastructure for hard-to-redevelop low-rise homes.
Within a week of installing environmental nudges, handwashing with soap among students rose to 61% from 15%.
Early and strong action mitigates health impact, while recovery measures focus on the long term.
A series of reviews or "gateway" assessments by an independent agency helps ensure proper preparation and implementation of infrastructure projects.
UAVs enable high-resolution data collection, but their effective integration demands overcoming operational, regulatory, and capacity-related hurdles.