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Experts endorse 10 principles for risk mitigation, which include evacuation plans for medical and quarantine facilities and areas under lockdown.
Though a state-owned enterprise, Incheon International Airport is run like a private business, earning enough money to fund its expansion.
Coordination between environment, social and economic targets, and sufficient data to monitor progress, are required to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals in Viet Nam.
Idling of motor vehicles during wintertime generates greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants, but engine block heaters can lessen the negative impact on the environment.
In Mongolia, project procurement-related reviews helped safeguard a health project from corruption, fraud, and other integrity risks.
Increased availability of data and computing power have made it possible to set parameters beforehand that will trigger insurance coverage for a variety of risks.
In Pakistan, a multi-donor fund was set up to help finance priority investments in disaster risk management.
Disaster risk insurance can help countries in Asia and the Pacific to minimize losses from natural hazards.
The Asian Development Bank has revised its guidelines for project economic analysis, which help ensure investment decisions are based on economic and efficiency considerations.
Digital change poses transformative opportunities, as well as risks, in capturing and interpreting data in support of sustainable development goals.