The goal of this report is to provide an overview of some of the current applications of key 4IR technologies (Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things and Big Data, Blockchain, Drones and Remote Sensing, and Virtual and Augmented Reality) in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene sector (WASH) globally and in the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) region, and outline the main opportunities and challenges in deploying these technologies in the WASH sector.
This case study explores Indonesia’s inclusive housing policy and how the Kampung Improvement Program (KIP) became a model for in situ slum upgrading efforts both nationwide and internationally.
This paper summarises the use cases and workflow for users of near-real-time deforestation alerts in Peru, explores the conditions that have enabled the widespread use of this information in the country, and the challenges that users of this data have faced.
This report analyses the factors that underpinned the loan repayment and highlighted the importance of the demand-based approach when designing energy access projects.
Closing the Loop, a project implemented by ESCAP in partnership with the Government of Japan, aims to reduce the environmental impact of four cities in ASEAN by tackling plastic pollution. This report was developed in support of the second broad objective 'to work with partner cities and develop action plans, policies and investment strategies to address marine plastic litter'.
USAID LESTARI partners with the Government of Indonesia (GOI) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and conserve biodiversity in carbon rich and biologically significant forest and mangrove ecosystems. This brief focuses on supporting Green Enterprises to enhance sustainable livelihood opportunities for local communities, including a summary of the initiatives that were undertaken, the main outcomes and impacts, and the key lessons learned from 5 years of implementation.
This case study describes GHG inventories and emissions scenarios, and their value to policy and decision makers. The study then presents the approaches used to develop the Mpumalanga inventory and scenarios, discusses the key data sources and challenges, and summarizes lessons for others developing sub-national inventories and future scenarios.
This case study explores how public-private partnerships can help make clean technologies for turning waste into energy accessible to cities.
This brief provides a demonstration case to help projects grappling to understand how to incorporate an environmental lens while conducting a market systems analysis for employment outcomes.
This case study is aimed at identifying and preparing Honduran micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), producers of cocoa, coffee, rambutan, and forest products to connect them with financing sources and break barriers to access them.