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Circular practices, such as extending a product’s useful life or recycling waste into products, can yield environmental as well as economic benefits.
Without proper valuation, natural assets’ scarcity remains economically invisible, leading to their exploitation for short-term gains.
Protecting ecosystems is real development, and it has an amazing return on investment.
Implementation of a health and safety plan based on international best practices can protect workers and communities from COVID-19 infection.
Financial resource mobilization by the Malaria Trust Fund has helped eradicate malaria and build strong foundations for health systems in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
To reap its benefits, the tariff differential subsidy in Pakistan must be more targeted and reduced.
Enable small and medium-sized enterprises to become part of global value chains to revive economies and promote inclusive growth after COVID-19.
Social protection spending and coverage are increasing, yet some countries continue to favor the nonpoor over the poor, and men over women.
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.
In Indonesia, the rural poor gave cash and in-kind contributions to improve and maintain water supply and services.