SDIS2021
How mobile banking is taking off in Côte d'Ivoire
In the West African country, 94% of its 1.5 million high school students pay their tuition via mobile money.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
SDIS2021
Water
These vending machines are bringing safe, cheap water to Nairobi slums
Prior to these vending machines, Nairobi residents had to buy polluted water from informal vendors charging extortionate prices, usually stolen from municipal pipes.
SDIS2021
Paris or Manhattan: Which type of city is best for reducing emissions?
As urbanization piles pressure on cities, a study of the total carbon impact of buildings suggests high-density, low-rise areas could be more sustainable.
SDIS2021
This is the WHO’s massive new list of ways to create a healthier, safer environment
Four UN agencies have compiled a first-of-its-kind Compendium of guidance on health and environment to help policymakers save millions of lives.
SDIS2021
How can we deliver a climate-focused trade agenda?
Businesses are increasingly committed to pursuing emissions reductions. Trade policy must do more to accelerate this shift. A new report explains how.
SDIS2021
The world cannot afford to leave Africa behind in the post-COVID recovery
The global community has an opportunity to make good on the 20th replenishment of a 60-year-old World Bank programme known as the International Development Association.
SDIS2021
Fostering sustainable development through open data for finance
Open data for finance, where financial data is shared digitally among financial institutions with limited effort or manipulation, is a powerful development tool that can benefit consumers...
SDIS2021
6 surprising climate change solutions from business leaders
Six business leaders reveal climate change solutions that are unique, surprising, and little-discussed.
Global Health
This Indian state's response to COVID-19 could be a model for equitable healthcare
An initiative in Haryana state, India, offers a potential remedy to under-investment in public health infrastructure – and a silver lining to the pandemic.
SDIS2021
The time to reinstate food systems in the pantheon of economic policies is now
Greening food production and managing food demand are key for meeting the UN's sustainable development agenda and the environmental pledge behind the Paris Agreement.
SDIS2021
4 opportunities for business to help children overcome today’s challenges
Now is the time to harness the power of public-private sector partnerships to create a cross-pollination of ideas for the challenges facing children today.
SDIS2021
How emerging economies can overcome the private sector’s risk perception
Adopting a more comprehensive approach to risk mitigation is needed to improve the attractiveness and business environment of countries.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
6 cities showing the way in fighting climate change
A new guidebook for urban planners, policymakers and citizens looks at how to make city neighbourhoods cleaner and greener.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
How Indonesia is protecting its 'climate guardians'
Indonesia is working with local communities, government agencies and the World Bank to protect and restore its mangrove forests.
SDIS2021
Radio Davos is going to the Sustainable Development Impact Summit '21 - hear the podcast
Weeks ahead of the COP26 climate summit, the World Economic Forum's #SDIS21 summit looks at how businesses can help achieve sustainable development. Radio Davos brings you this preview.