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Using a new cement compound that applies nanoparticles can extend the service life of structures to 200 years or more.
Ecosystem-based adaptation solutions can reduce vulnerability and build resilience of urban areas to climate change.
Scale up local-level adaptation by integrating climate adaptation considerations into decentralized governance processes and resources.
Consensus on social goals is a must to establish social taxonomy.
Inclusive insurance, backed by innovation, partnerships, and policy reform, can close protection gaps and promote equitable financial growth.
Digital tools can strengthen primary health care through integrated and system-ready solutions that support physical and mental health needs.
Investments should seek to strengthen women’s capacities to anticipate, absorb, and adapt to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change and contribute to sustainable development.
Recovery interventions should provide not only economic stimulus but also address climate and disaster risk to ensure that gains are sustained.
Setting the criteria for classifying environmentally sound investments can help the Republic of Korea transition to a carbon-neutral economy.
Lessons from efforts of the Republic of Korea to help financially vulnerable borrowers before the pandemic can help shape effective measures.