This report provides an overview of activities financed by the World Bank's Global Program on Sustainability (GPS) and Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) Plus Trust Fund until the end of the fiscal year 2021.
The reporting period was shaped by the COVID pandemic, which created new challenges...
This paper presents an overview of fiscal rules and fiscal councils across the world in the run-up to and during the COVID-19 pandemic
This assessment of health care waste management (HCWM) in Ethiopia and Kenya, aims to identify gaps and propose strategic recommendations for a holistic approach to improving the sustainability of HCWM systems.
This policy brief introduces how today’s dire challenges offer new opportunities, illustrates the connection between sustainable infrastructure and the green recovery, and discusses how the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and its partners can support countries during this new period of possibilities.
This paper identifies policy areas where gender sensitivity would be beneficial, and proposes policy actions to help countries align their commitments to gender equality and environmental objectives during the COVID-19 recovery.