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CSOs can play an array of roles in implementing the SDGs, but they need capacity support and a conducive legal and political environment to do so.
Early and strong action mitigates health impact, while recovery measures focus on the long term.
Legislative and regulatory reforms are crucial to shifting toward a seamless, harmonized, and paper-less trade system.
Built in 256 BC, the Dujiangyan system harnesses the power of nature to irrigate farmlands and prevent floods in the People’s Republic of China.
A livelihood project sets up night markets in border towns of the Greater Mekong Subregion and provides microfinance support to vendors.
The experience of the People’s Republic of China shows that beyond economic growth, an adaptive and cooperative approach can help reduce poverty even at hard to reach places.
An Industrial Pollution Projection System (IPPS) has been used in the Greater Mekong Subregion to help countries identify current and future pollution risks.
With foreign aid assistance, the mobilization of nongovernment organizations, the community, and other key stakeholders, the government of the Republic of Korea was able to implement policies for a successful country-wide reforestation program.
With the People's Republic of China and Indonesia as centers of excellence, a regional program demonstrates how the technology can reduce carbon intensity.
In the People's Republic of China, Yichang city is building a sustainable urban transport system with a bus rapid transit corridor as its backbone.