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Community involvement in planning, operation, and maintenance has been key to the successful provision of water and sanitation services for more than 700,000 people living in remote and poor regions in Nepal.
In the Philippines, a pilot project to rehabilitate the Pasig River built community support around a low-cost waste management system.
A financing scheme using Internet of Things gives tricycle drivers access to credit without collateral and promotes discipline in loan repayments.
Project interventions evolved to create a virtuous cycle in water services, using performance-based contracts, participatory planning, behavioral change campaigns, and institutional reforms.
Risk communications must be able to dynamically respond to the progression of the pandemic.
Design projects with high economic impact and share dividends with investors and communities through hometown investment funds, land trusts, and other instruments.
Azerbaijan has leveraged its vast energy resources to elevate the country to upper middle-income status.
Inclusive cities acknowledge people with intellectual disabilities and work with them to address their special needs.
Blockchain is transforming financial transactions—with far-reaching implications for the unbanked.
A study looks at how countries can mobilize sustainable financing to reduce vulnerability among the poor and provide them access to social protection schemes.