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This note summarizes the cost-benefit analysis and a proposed implementation plan for fecal sludge management services in Nepal.

This report showcases and celebrates the achievements of the Science Based Targets initiative's "Business Ambition for 1.5°C" campaign

This report outlines the UN Global Compact Africa Strategy for 2021-2023.

This briefing shines an independent spotlight on the UK government’s current plans for mandatory reporting and what policymakers can do to ensure that the regulations are robust and lead to genuine progress towards a climate-safe world.

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.