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Digital, Circular Economy Can Earn Thailand $3.4 Billion a Year Extra – World Bank
Digital and disruptive technologies and development of a circular economy can earn Thailand up to $3.4 billion each year in additional investments, savings and revenue, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
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- Technology, WASH
- Region
- South Asia
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Analysis: Mongolia Plans Ruinous Water Infrastructure Glut
Mongolia markets its Blue Horse programme as adaption to climate change and is securing climate funding on that basis; this rides roughshod over biodiversity hotspots
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Trade Hub Backs Senegalese Companies West Africa Water SA, Delta SA Seeking to Provide Clean Drinking Water
Senegal has made rapid progress over the last 10 years in expanding access to safe water and sanitation for its citizens.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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NextBillion’s 2022 Reader and Guest Writer Survey: Share Your Views and Help Shape Our Coverage
As an open forum for the development through enterprise sector, almost all of NextBillion's content is guest written. That's why it's important for us to check in periodically with our writers and readers, to get a better sense of how well our coverage is suiting your needs – and what we could do better. To that end, we've put together a brief, six-question survey, and we invite both writers and readers to share your views. Your input will be highly valuable as we work to highlight the businesses, innovations, debates and leaders that are shaping the sector.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Impact Assessment, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, WASH
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Analysis: Is WASH Getting in the Way of Sustainable Cities?
Sustainable Development Goal 11 calls for a focus on building “safe, resilient, and sustainable” cities. But currently, almost 900 million city dwellers don’t have access to safe water or sanitation.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Favours the Prepared: Fixing the COVID-19 Waste Problem To Build Back Better and Tackle Climate Change
COVID-19 showed that the world was unprepared to cope with a surge in medical waste — but it also presents an opportunity to fix a problem that has huge implications for mitigating climate change, fighting pollution, and creating resilient health systems.
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- WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- waste
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Decolonizing Wealth Project Redistributes $1 Million Towards Indigenous-Led Sustainability Efforts
The multi-year, multimillion-dollar Indigenous Earth Fund initiative will support systemic and policy-change efforts centered around Indigenous leaders and environmental solutions.
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- Environment, WASH
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- North America
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Analysis: What a Waste: Reviving India’s Sanitation Systems
The stages from emptying to safe reuse or disposal now deserve attention, resources and awareness.
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- sanitation, waste, water