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Five critical reforms can bolster global health systems against pandemics, climate change, and emerging infectious disease threats.
Asia's rapid urbanization requires the balanced and holistic development of second-tier cities and towns to release pressure from congested megacities.
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.
In the Republic of Korea, a mobile and low-cost motorcycle inspection system was developed for commercialization and export.
An electricity trading project between Indonesia and Malaysia is lowering power costs, raising revenue and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
Experts endorse 10 principles for risk mitigation, which include evacuation plans for medical and quarantine facilities and areas under lockdown.
Addressing data gaps, investing in human resources, and using technologies provide policymakers with insights to make informed climate-related decisions.
Investments must focus on diverse vaccine platforms, capacity building, and collaborative networks.
Among the investments supported by the Afghanistan Business Innovation Fund were businesses that targeted women as workers, producers, and consumers.
To ensure water security, Singapore has diversified water supply over the last five decades and actively promoted water conservation.