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Trading Towards Sustainability: The Role of Trade Policies in Indonesia’s Green Transformation

The report analyzes how trade and policy reforms in environmental goods and plastic substitutes can support Indonesia’s green transition.

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Gender Dimensions of Disaster Risk and Resilience: Existing Evidence

The report reviews gendered disaster impacts, identifies gaps, and offers a framework to assess gender dynamics in resilience.

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Bridging the Gap in Solid Waste Management: Governance Requirements for Results

The paper offers practical guidance to help authorities strengthen solid waste governance despite fiscal constraints and limited capacities.

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Cities, Culture, Creativity: Leveraging Culture and Creativity for Sustainable Urban Development and Inclusive Growth

Culture and creativity strengthen urban competitiveness and inclusion; and can be used to support regeneration, cohesion, and resilience.

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Women, Business and the Law 2021

The report measures legal barriers to women’s economic opportunity worldwide, presenting eight indicators and encouraging reforms.

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Inclusive Resilience : Inclusion Matters for Resilience in South Asia

South Asia faces rising climate hazards that disproportionately harm marginalized groups requiring inclusive disaster risk management.

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Inclusion Matters in Africa

Africa shows progress in poverty reduction, human development, inclusion, and gender‑equality reforms, while innovation continues to transform communities.

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Violence Against Women and Girls: Land Sector Brief

This guide integrates VAWG prevention into land programs, offering ethics guidance, analysis tools, implementation ideas, indicators, and resources.

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EPR for Waste Management in Korea: From the Deposit Refund System to EPR

The study traces Korea’s shift from a weak deposit‑refund system to mandatory producer responsibility, showing how EPR improved recycling performance.

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Boosting subnational climate action through new climate governance

The report shows how linking national and subnational climate reporting strengthens coordinated governance and raises climate‑action ambition.

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Bulgaria Spending Review - Improving Efficiency and Effectiveness of Waste Management Spending

The review analyzes Bulgaria’s waste‑management spending to improve performance, transparency, and efficiency rather than simply reduce budgets.

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Africa regional consultation workshop on sustainable cities

A Kigali workshop discussed urban sustainability challenges and explored planning, governance, financing, and environmental priorities.

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Using Data for Policy: A manual for C40 Cities

The manual guides C40 cities in using data to develop and implement building‑efficiency policies across PBE and MBE networks.

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Municipal Solid Waste Management Sector Review Strategic Directions and Investment Planning up to 2025

The report assesses Bosnia and Herzegovina’s solid waste system, highlighting high costs, and benefits of regionalized, more efficient services.

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Solid and Industrial Hazardous Waste Management Assessment: Options and Actions Areas to Implement the National Strategy

Viet Nam’s green growth strategy prioritizes integrated SWM; this assessment identifies actions to improve national and city‑level performance.

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Formulating an Urban Transport Policy: Choosing Between Options

The guideline outlines policy options to help governments plan coordinated urban transport that improves mobility, safety, and sustainability.

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Urban Sustainability Framework

The Urban Sustainability Framework guides cities in integrated planning, diagnostics, financing and governance to achieve resilient, low‑carbon development.

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