After a devastating flood in Accra, Ghana in 2015, this project will help improve flood risk management and enhance Accra's readiness for future floods.
Private investors and philanthropic agencies are increasingly investing in firms and social enterprises that provide socially valued goods and services.
Zimbabwe's economic development blueprint aims to revive the country's economy by attracting greater investment in agriculture, infrastructure, and mining.
Recent changes in Burma offer the right climate to address the urgent need for evidence-based sustainable development research.
The Maipo River Basin in central Chile is home to six million people, most residing in the city of Santiago.
The prospects of finding gas off the coast of Lebanon have triggered high hopes for the country's economic outlook.
Thailand experienced its worst flooding disaster in half a century in 2011, inundating large areas of Bangkok. According to World Bank estimates, this disaster caused US$46.5 billion in damage and reduced Thailand's economic growth potential.
Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. It is estimated that up to half of Cambodia's population benefits directly or indirectly from the lake's resources.
The Asian Highlands, including the Himalaya and Tibetan Plateau, are the source of most major rivers in Asia and sustain nearly three billion people living downstream.
In Colombia, extreme weather is causing floods, landslides, and droughts with more frequency and intensity than ever before. These events are resulting in higher economic, social, environmental, and human costs.