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Paving roads with fiber-reinforced asphalt mixture and using a pothole detection technology can help keep roads safe and pothole free.
Ecosystem-based adaptation solutions can reduce vulnerability and build resilience of urban areas to climate change.
A preliminary study in Sri Lanka provides important insights into mechanistic-empirical pavement thickness and overlay design for roadway networks.
Demographic changes, such as population aging in East Asia, will affect productivity and competitiveness and shape how innovation is created.
Early warning is most effective when governance, data, and protocols align, helping health systems act earlier on climate-sensitive risks.
A new diagnostic tool can strengthen public institutions, where services are delivered and where corruption and inefficiency often emerge.
Experience from other countries shows online business registries are transparent and easy to use, encouraging enterprises to formalize their business.
Strong stakeholder support for sustainable disposal methods can improve solid waste management in Bangladesh.
Public finance, blue bonds, and marine protection tools can reduce risk and mobilize private capital.
PPPs can advance road projects, strengthen infrastructure, and support Sustainable Development Goals, but require effective fiscal and debt management.