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A hackathon in Nepal nurtured innovative tech solutions to improve sanitation practices in the country.
A livelihood project sets up night markets in border towns of the Greater Mekong Subregion and provides microfinance support to vendors.
Uzbekistan is scaling solar and other renewables, using innovative financing and partnerships to modernize its power sector and cut emissions.
Among the investments supported by the Afghanistan Business Innovation Fund were businesses that targeted women as workers, producers, and consumers.
Looking at the next 10 years, global risk experts place environmental risks among not only the most likely, but also the most impactful risks.
Studies show that migrant high-skilled professionals can help increase trade, capital flows, and knowledge and technology transfers whether or not they return to their home countries.
There is a need to explore opportunities for reforming the system structures, content designs, and delivery strategies of postsecondary education.
Plans, policies, projects, and partnerships should deliver concurrently on these imperatives: access to renewables, energy efficiency, and coal phaseout.
Shaded rest, clean water, and cooling systems safeguard workers from extreme heat while boosting productivity.
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.