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Taking a risk-management approach to large-scale projects involves investing in project preparation and attending to stakeholders’ concerns early, such as land and resettlement issues.
Effective project design and community engagement helped the Peoples' Republic of China overcome the challenges in building the Dali-Lijiang Railway.
Advances in technology are making more jobs obsolete, which means workers need skills to adapt quickly to changes in the workplace.
Success lies in industry links, technology, skills development, new modes of education delivery, and school-to-work transition programs.
Online learning initiatives fill the gap left by school and business closures and show the way forward after COVID-19.
Many transport projects include specific measures to prevent HIV/AIDS among migrant construction workers.
Employment outcomes for young people can be maximized with career guidance and employment services.
Empowered women in Bangladesh are taking the lead in bringing much needed urban improvements.
Using batteries to store energy can help improve the efficiency and flexibility of power systems that are integrating new and renewable energy sources into the grid.
Singapore built an offshore landfill on Pulau Semakau primarily for waste management, but it also ensured that marine life would thrive and it could serve as a public park.