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Accurate baseline data can guide policy reforms that leverage the informal recycling sector for cost-effective urban waste management.
Regional cooperation and improved data practices can help address the challenge of plastic pollution more effectively.
In Nepal’s mountain eco-regions, the needs of women and vulnerable groups were considered in designing a project that protects water resources from climate risks.
A pilot project helps Xi’an in the People’s Republic of China hurdle mobility and environmental problems through multimodal and smart transport solutions.
In South Asia, stakeholders worked together to enhance integrated water resources management in mountainous river basins prone to precipitation extremes.
Build storage facilities, protect local workers, and develop systems to monitor risks.
Farmers are managing seasonal floods and droughts better, thanks to a modern irrigation system, flood-proof road, and disaster risk control measures.
In the People’s Republic of China, a leasing program is helping reduce pollution by putting more low-cost, efficient, and clean buses on the road.
Understand and address the needs of vulnerable young workers and entrepreneurs as part of COVID-19 measures.
From a policy and economic standpoint, a paid sick leave program for COVID-19 is cost-effective in promoting behaviors that reduce disease spread.