RT null T1 Stories of Change from the Joint UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 United Nations Development Programme, K1 poverty K1 foreign investment K1 natural resource K1 Lao People's Democratic Republic K1 development policy K1 Malawi K1 climate change K1 Bangladesh K1 development plan K1 Tajikistan K1 green economy K1 Uruguay YR 2013 FD 2013 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32434 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32434 NO The PEI Stories of Change is a small booklet capturing the PEI experiences of various stakeholders ranging from the government to vulnerable groups in Laos, Malawi, Bangladesh, Tajikistan and Uruguay. The featured stories include: i) Laos - Lao’s new rulebook for foreign investment in natural resources boosts local benefits; ii) Malawi changes course after analysing the real costs and benefits of policy choices; iii) Bangladesh pioneers new ‘climate change accounts’ to reveal the real cost of adaptation; iv) Tajikistan overhauls their whole planning process with the ‘triple bottom line'; and vi) Sharing the waste, sharing the wealth: Uruguay uses the law tocatalyse the transition to an inclusive green economy. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026