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Digital solutions tailored to the local contexts and reinforced by human interactions hold great potential for scaling action against plastic pollution.
Singapore built an offshore landfill on Pulau Semakau primarily for waste management, but it also ensured that marine life would thrive and it could serve as a public park.
A study examines how India can increase its trade and investments in the Greater Mekong Subregion by helping small and medium-size enterprises tap into this market.
Singapore’s tiered housing subsidies have made it possible for nearly everyone to own a home in the city-state.
Invest in preparedness and establish a shock-responsive social protection system to weather future shocks and reap dividends from resilience.
To ensure water security, Singapore has diversified water supply over the last five decades and actively promoted water conservation.
Effective resettlement begins with keeping people at the heart of planning and decision-making.
Restoring the globally important Yancheng wetlands required engineering interventions, forest rehabilitation, and capacity building.
Singapore revives the Bras Basah and Bugis neighborhoods through a 20-year master plan that prioritizes pedestrians and promotes a vibrant street life.
Singapore halted demolition of an old industrial building within a high-tech business park and repurposed it into a vibrant start-up cluster.