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A project assessed the threats facing the Meghna River and worked with stakeholders in ensuring the sustainable supply of safe drinking water for the city.
A new climate-proofed system introduced surface water as the main source of water to conserve diminishing groundwater and reduced saltwater intrusion.
Indigenous peoples can better articulate their role in making sense of a project’s environmental and social impacts through participatory storytelling.
Proactive integrity checks can improve public trust in law enforcement agencies and advance societal development.
Tax reforms aimed at a 10% reduction in smoking prevalence could reduce the population of smokers by 38.7 million and prevent 11.6 million premature deaths.
Experience shows affordability, adoptability, and community support are critical for catalyzing digitalization efforts in the water sector.
Governments must rethink and refine tax policy and administration measures to not only address development challenges but also to build back better.
A study of four possible futures arising from COVID-19 and climate change impacts offers policy makers guideposts for rebuilding tourism.
Gender tip sheets make the business case for mainstreaming gender goals into finance, renewable energy, agribusiness, and other private sector projects.
Contractual arrangements for PPP infrastructure procurement must be improved.