This booklet gives a broad picture of the assessment of progress made under each Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) in Bangladesh. It analyses the importance of multi-stakeholder partnerships for achieving SDGs, means of SDGs implementation, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on SDGs implementation, and SDGs localization. Nonetheless, this document does not describe all the SDG indicators. To ensure the succinctness of the report, it only covers those indicators for which the latest data/ information is available.
This working paper identifies the multiple and systemic challenges of food security and agrobiodiversity in the context of COVID-19 and climate change, articulates near-term opportunities for addressing these, and frames key questions related to acceleration actions to be undertaken in the global South. Its final synthesis section presents answers to these questions as discussed in the forum.
This World Bank report highlights the importance of transforming the food finance architecture for a healthy, equitable and sustainable food system.
To quantify the environmental impact, the Carbon Trust carried out an analysis quantifying the greenhouse gas emissions and embedded water consumption of the avoided waste. This report explains the methodological basis for the conducted analysis and results.
This note summarizes the cost-benefit analysis and a proposed implementation plan for fecal sludge management services in Nepal.
The introduction of bylaws by the Mahalaxmi Municipality in Nepal aims to help address the problem of availability of land for waste and sanitation management business. This paper highlights some proposals that were discussed in consultation with the local and federal government and other stakeholders active in waste management.
The main objective of the proposed bylaw in Mahalaxmi is to ease the availability of land for private entrepreneurs willing to establish a waste and sanitation management business, which can include those related to fecal sludge management. The bylaw will guarantee several socio-economic benefits including employment opportunities and subsidized sales of by-products. For Mahalaxmi, the two potential by-products were determined to be biogas and fertilizers.