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Gaps in response funding immediately after disaster can now be addressed through a new form of insurance.
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.
A rural electrification project in Viet Nam built mini-hydropower plants and rehabilitated distribution networks to provide affordable electricity to remote communes.
There is a need for globally coordinated standards and principles that allow room for countries to adapt their policies.
Alibaba’s digital financial services group shares its experience in using digital technology to reach the unbanked and underserved.
To mainstream PPPs in the water sector, implement a holistic governance framework, foster an enabling environment, and incorporate transaction design.
The Islamic Development Bank shares its experience in microfinance and group value chain financing to improve access to credit in rural areas.
A national program promotes forest conservation and protection while creating sustainable livelihoods for communities.
Indigenous peoples can better articulate their role in making sense of a project’s environmental and social impacts through participatory storytelling.