6 out of 10 women in Ecuador have experienced some type of violence based on gender, with indigenous groups showing very high levels (68%), aggravated by discrimination in the labor market and…

Diana Catalina Buitrago Orozco, Manuel Contreras-Urbina, Lorena Levano, Mariana Felicio, Carmelina Moran Salazar |

The World Bank has demonstrated a long-term commitment towards the Amazon, contributing knowledge, assistance, and financial support towards an integrated conservation and development approach in…

Ana María González Velosa |

If there is no data, there is no story. That was the answer I received when arguing about the need to examine the intersectionality between ethnicity and gender to identify inclusion gaps among…

Carlos Perez-Brito |

Nepal’s government made a progressive change to its forest policy and transferred user rights for a large part of its forests to local communities. Today, 34% of Nepal’s forests are managed by…

Andrea Kutter, Andrew Mitchell |

Six years on, Nepal’s post-earthquake housing reconstruction is nearly complete. Ninety-two percent of the targeted population is on track to move in refurbished and resilient houses.

Sulochana Nepali |

Kamala is one of 149 women mobile masons hired by the National Reconstruction Authority in 14 districts in Nepal most affected by the earthquake for providing socio-technical assistance under the…

Sulochana Nepali |

The region has natural and built endowments that can position it for a robust, green recovery

Anna Wellenstein, Julie Rozenberg, Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez |

Like any other crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has aggravated existing inequalities, hitting minorities and vulnerable groups particularly hard.

Luis Triveno, Carina Lakovits |

The impact of COVID-19 has been devastating around the world. In response, countries have put in place emergency measures to help their citizens and private firms weather the pandemic and recovery…

Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Wael Zakout |