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This piece highlights how sustainable tourism development can support the empowerment of women and minorities.
Savvy project management accelerates construction of a 75 km railway in war-torn Afghanistan.
Sea level rise will hike coastal flood losses at least 12-fold by 2100. The benefits of adaptation outweigh the costs, providing returns at least 10 times the investments.
A wide range of new solutions is able to avoid, reduce, collect, recycle, and clean up plastic waste.
A two-stage holistic and evidence-based framework provides urban planners a structured and practical guide for making cities healthy and age-inclusive.
Electronics manufacturers are held accountable for the full life cycle of their products but receive incentives for proper disposal.
Malaysia has made outstanding progress in reducing extreme monetary poverty.
Built in 256 BC, the Dujiangyan system harnesses the power of nature to irrigate farmlands and prevent floods in the People’s Republic of China.
On Indonesia’s remote Sumba Island, poorer households can pay for solar home systems with goods or services instead of cash.
In the Indian city of Mangalore, the local government partnered with private companies to modernize the sewage system and turn wastewater into a valuable asset.