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Adhering to rules on quantitative restrictions and pursuing multilateral talks on export tariffs may help contain adverse economic impacts.
Health systems must prioritize sustainable oxygen supply to strengthen routine care and prepare for future pandemics.
Long-term policy framework, regulatory alignment, and smart infrastructure may unlock the region’s digital trade potential.
Gender data on education, health, and other sectors can guide policy interventions that aim to help reduce the gender gap.
Local governments need a combination of strategic policy reforms and capacity building to effectively perform disaster risk reduction and management functions.
Improve resource allocation, public sector efficiency, and asset maintenance.
In South Asia, stakeholders worked together to enhance integrated water resources management in mountainous river basins prone to precipitation extremes.
Among the investments supported by the Afghanistan Business Innovation Fund were businesses that targeted women as workers, producers, and consumers.
The solutions in Asia and the Pacific: explore groundwater abstraction options, build efficient water infrastructure, develop better data, and improve water management, particularly for agriculture.
Strengthen regional initiatives by harnessing advances in technology, promoting cross-border technology transfer, and harmonizing policies and standards.