Health budget allocation and execution are critical to ensuring that health systems function effectively, equitably, and sustainably. The importance of budget execution in health extends far beyond mere...
The success of climate adaptation and mitigation often depends on support from local communities. Yet, it remains unclear what strategies are most effective to inform and activate support for climate action...
This Glossary introduces terms and concepts that need to be understood before taking an intersectoral approach to Social Protection and Jobs (SPJ) and fisheries. It is part of the Blue Social Protection...
This report shows how to help advance the Blue Social Protection approach. It includes a list of key questions to ask, together with tables of methodologies and data sources that can help answer these...
Development outcomes such as job creation, clean energy access, and sustainable agriculture drive a global effort to bolster growth along sustainable and climate-resilient pathways, but significant funding...
Ports are undergoing constant transformation, induced by changes in the global economy, technology, or the environment. Port reform is influenced by factors that include aspirations for change underpinned...
Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) are often depicted as highly vulnerable to the environmental and human impacts of anthropogenic climate change. At the same time, they are increasingly...
This report describes a strategic framework that integrates climate considerations to evaluate social and economic development through rural transportation and logistics solutions in the Sahel region...
This paper evaluates the impact of higher temperatures on learning outcomes in Peru. The results suggest that 1 degree above 20°C is equivalent to 7 and 6 percent of a standard deviation of what a student...
This paper presents a comprehensive strategic framework for integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into revenue administrations. The framework addresses the challenges of implementing AI without a structured...
The Blue Social Protection Handbook provides practitioners working on fisheries or social protection with practical knowledge on leveraging social protection and jobs interventions to support productive...
The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) aims to level the playing field by applying the same carbon price faced by domestic producers under the Emission Trading System to the emissions embodied...
Malaysia’s construction sector, the fourth largest plastic consumer, contributes around six percent of national plastic usage. Despite this, plastic circularity efforts have largely focused on packaging...
Malaysia's plastic recycling sector has historically relied on imported plastic waste. Imported plastic provides some certainty and scale for feedstocks that are ready and suitable for recycling, making...
Malaysia’s healthcare sector accounts for less than three percent of national plastic consumption, making it one of the smallest consumers. Despite its low usage, global plastic circularity initiatives...
Malaysia’s automotive sector generates significant plastic waste from end-of-life vehicles, with polypropylene (PP) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) identified as key recyclable materials. However...
Malaysia faces considerable challenges with marine plastic debris, primarily due to mismanaged plastic waste from land-based sources such as packaging. This mismanagement leads to global economic costs...
Malaysia’s home appliances sector generates substantial plastic waste, primarily from end-of-life items like refrigerators and televisions. Key recyclable plastics include polypropylene (PP) and acrylonitrile...