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Balance development and comfort using global standards, building information modelling, vibration monitoring, and resilient track designs.
In the Philippines, targeted cash grants to help poor students finish high school could double their potential income and lift them out of chronic poverty.
Leverage blue bonds, PPPs, and blended finance to direct capital toward nature-based and policy-driven solutions that safeguard river ecosystems.
Harmonization of transportation and customs policies will boost the corridor’s potential as an alternative trade route between Asia and Europe.
Digital change poses transformative opportunities, as well as risks, in capturing and interpreting data in support of sustainable development goals.
Project interventions evolved to create a virtuous cycle in water services, using performance-based contracts, participatory planning, behavioral change campaigns, and institutional reforms.
Develop and implement a comprehensive, evidence-based national MSME development strategy.
A public–private partnership project in the People's Republic of China improved farmers’ production and income by building an integrated smart irrigation system.
Brazil’s Bolsa Floresta encourages beneficiary communities to engage in productive economic activities that do not increase deforestation.
Innovative lending practices can convert energy efficiency into high rates of return for companies.