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Installing wire-rope barriers to separate opposing lanes of traffic can reduce fatal road accidents by 95%.
Singapore revives the Bras Basah and Bugis neighborhoods through a 20-year master plan that prioritizes pedestrians and promotes a vibrant street life.
While many inclusive businesses support the concept of gender-inclusivity, much more can be done to ensure that women’s economic empowerment is promoted in the workplace.
From a policy and economic standpoint, a paid sick leave program for COVID-19 is cost-effective in promoting behaviors that reduce disease spread.
In the Republic of Korea, financial firms need to enhance the convenience of mobile services and ensure universal accessibility.
Reforming the calculation of lending rates could improve delinquent loan collection.
In Pakistan, a multi-donor fund was set up to help finance priority investments in disaster risk management.
Companies and governments are devising strategies for how to manage the personal information of users of online services.
A livelihood project sets up night markets in border towns of the Greater Mekong Subregion and provides microfinance support to vendors.
A Philippine distiller has demonstrated how to turn wastewater into clean energy and fertilizer, highlighting the cost effectiveness of green solutions to pollution.