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In Nepal, a project looked at how biochar can improve soil health and crop yields and reduce the importation of carbon-intensive farm inputs.
An urban housing project in India is using carefully sequenced interventions to help climate-vulnerable households relocate to safe areas and sustainably rebuild their lives.
An after-school program for teens that develops technical competence in 21st-century skills is being replicated across the country and beyond.
Secure financial resources for the microinsurance programs that support the welfare of low-income groups in the Republic of Korea.
A multitude of positive gender impacts are possible through small infrastructure investments.
Collaborations can bridge infrastructure deficits as well as support transformational development and enhance urban livability in many ways.
On Indonesia’s remote Sumba Island, poorer households can pay for solar home systems with goods or services instead of cash.
In the People's Republic of China, Yichang city is building a sustainable urban transport system with a bus rapid transit corridor as its backbone.
A Korean firm develops a low-maintenance flowmeter that can measure a wide variation of sewage flow rates to improve efficiency and prevent flooding.
This report provides a framework for implementing commercially viable distributed electrification solutions and shares lessons from a pilot in the Philippines.