Growing plastic pollution on land, in river systems, and along coastlines is negatively impacting key blue economy sectors in the Philippines. Some studies have estimated that the Philippines is among...
Farewell to Single-Use Plastics in the Pacific is a World Bank-led series of analytics aimed at informing national and regional decision-making, policy formulation, and investment requirements focused...
People in many parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) are exposed to more toxic particulate matter (PM) air pollution than their neighbors in Western Europe. This is especially true for residents in urban...
Plastic pollution is a major challenge in Bangladesh, with annual per capita plastic consumption in urban areas tripling from 2005 to 2020. The increased use of plastics, especially single-use plastics...
Rapid economic development and population growth in Bangladesh have fostered significant advancements and opportunities for its citizens. Alongside these positive changes, however, there has been a notable...
Lebanon, the land of the cedars. Lebanon is endowed with a rich and diversified natural ecosystem, ranging across coastal areas, plains, valleys, and forests; extensive water resources through springs...
Waste management is a growing challenge in Nigeria, with major environmental, health, and economic implications for its population. Several factors hinder adequate household waste management practices...
This paper presents a study that was conducted in six AMS and based on an initial assessment of their SWM systems, these were grouped into two sets of three countries. Three countries (Cambodia, Indonesia...
Ratings for the Contaminated Site Management Project for China were as follows: outcome was highly satisfactory, Bank performance was satisfactory, and monitoring and evaluation (M and E) quality was substantial...
The concept of the circular economy (CE) is gaining attention worldwide as a way to promote sustainable development and reduce resource consumption. The CE is an economic system that aims to reduce the...
Концепция экономики замкнутого цикла (ЭЗЦ) привлекает все большее внимание во всем мире как способ содействия устойчивому развитию и сокращения потребления ресурсов. ЭЗЦ – это экономическая система, направленная...
The development objective of the Solid Waste Management Project for Seychelles is to enhance the financial and environmental performance of solid waste management in Seychelles. The project comprises of...
Today the world faces unprecedented challenges in waste management while the state of the municipal waste management sector globally is a matter of concern. To reverse current trends related to waste generation...
The development objective of the Reduction and Phaseout of Perfluorooctane Sulfonyl (PFOS) in Priority Sectors Project is to reduce PFOS in selected sectors and enterprises in China in a sustainable manner...
The objective of the Reduction and Phaseout of Pfos in Priority Sectors Project is to reduce PFOS in selected sectors and enterprises in China in a sustainable manner. Some of the negative impacts and...