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Efforts focused on revegetation, grazing ban, hydrological connection, and community engagement to restore the wetland ecosystems, boost carbon sequestration, and improve livelihood.
The country’s first large-scale wind farm sets the groundwork for sustainable renewable energy investment and deployment.
Nature-based solutions offer multiple co-benefits and are implementable at community scale.
The Republic of Korea’s capital city faced and resolved a series of obstacles to constructing a modern public building on a historic site.
Addressing weaknesses in procurement, contract and asset management, and financial management ensures better project management and implementation.
Singapore’s biophilic public hospital was built by rehabilitating and incorporating a nearby stormwater collection pond to create a waterfront healing space popular with patients and nearby residents alike.
The Republic of Korea provided vocational training for disabled people in addition to imposing a hiring quota for both public and private employers.
In the People’s Republic of China, advanced technology and innovative financing schemes make the city-scale deployment of green cooling solutions possible.
Solutions include lowering statutory maximum lending rates, expanding policy financing and mid-rate loans, increasing loans and loan guarantees.
The formula: installing energy efficient lighting systems in government offices and parks, distributing fluorescent lamps nationwide, and establishing a green labeling system for buildings.