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In the People’s Republic of China, an environmental education program instills in students and their families a love for their hometown and nature.
A project in Chaonan district in the People’s Republic China shows how to improve services in rural areas and small towns with scarce water resources.
The government implemented a communication plan, expanded bike roads, and improved user convenience to increase bicycle usage as a public transport alternative.
In the Solomon Islands, the approach combined short-term actions with low potential for future regret with long-term options for future climate conditions.
The Dhaka and Western Zone grid expansion project is using high-level tech applications to raise efficiency, cut emissions, and build climate resilience.
In Mongolia, community revolving funds helped poor households develop tourism goods and services aligned with biodiversity conservation.
In the Philippines, solutions that respect river dynamics and ecosystem functions were adopted to keep vulnerable communities safe from natural hazards.
The pandemic is an opportunity for the country to push for longer-term structural reforms.
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.
Good quality environmental data and statistics are critical to monitoring and evaluating progress toward the SDGs in Mongolia, and developing policies to achieve these goals.