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Artificial intelligence enables rapid analysis of satellite images to assess damage and priority areas.
An evaluation of possible project impacts helps preserve culturally and environmentally important sites and protect nearby communities.
Policy reforms critical to building resilience include revamping teacher training and improving quality, relevance, and inclusion in the education sector.
Real-time data is critical for reopening borders, managing destinations, and for the industry to build back better from the crisis.
Nepal took a whole-of-government approach in developing an effective and efficient system of expenditure reporting by local governments.
On Indonesia’s remote Sumba Island, poorer households can pay for solar home systems with goods or services instead of cash.
Poverty maps derived from satellite images helped target the most vulnerable households in pandemic-affected areas in the Philippines.
The World Food Programme uses cash transfers not just to feed the hungry but also to give people purchasing power to buy locally, helping to boost economies.
Contractual arrangements for PPP infrastructure procurement must be improved.
A data-driven “smart” system can help water utilities to reduce losses from unaccounted-for-water more efficiently and improve service delivery.