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Strengthening governance, building institutional capacity, and weeding out corruption are essential for effective privatization.
Develop a digital framework, adapt pavement innovations, and leverage ICT systems.
A study of nighttime luminosity in Sri Lanka shows an uptake of local economic activities in areas connected by a large-scale road project.
Science-based solutions help rural communities manage water resources sustainably and build resilience against climate change impacts.
Innovations in water management and adaptive planning can create opportunities for climate adaptation and mitigation.
Investments include water conservation, ecosystem rehabilitation, disaster prevention, and green growth capacity development.
In the Philippines, solutions that respect river dynamics and ecosystem functions were adopted to keep vulnerable communities safe from natural hazards.
A pilot project in Viet Nam will test a heat exchange technology that reuses industrial wastewater for heating and cooling production processes.
A project restores degraded lands, improves climate resilience of landscape ecosystems, and promotes green development in the western regions.
In Nepal, a project looked at how biochar can improve soil health and crop yields and reduce the importation of carbon-intensive farm inputs.