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Start resilience projects with people-centered, evidence-based planning, combining infrastructure, community engagement, and adaptive learning.
After a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in 2011, communities in Higashi Matsushima City led recovery efforts and built a smart city.
Find out why Guangzhou Bus Rapid Transit, Asia's first gold-standard BRT, performs better than most metro systems in the world.
Jiangxi province in the People’s Republic of China enhances forest productivity and ecosystem health using holistic and sustainable practices.
In Seoul, commuters use a smart card to pay for travel on any mode of public transport.
A digital application has helped reduce marine plastic leakage by improving municipal solid waste collection.
Addressing data gaps, investing in human resources, and using technologies provide policymakers with insights to make informed climate-related decisions.
EPR frameworks, plastic credit schemes, and high-level waste management technologies can support the Global Plastics Treaty implementation.
Here is what works: quotas, training, skills matching, mobility, and childcare leave policies.
Tapping the potential of MOOCs in training statisticians on tablet-based data collection yields promising results.