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A web-based platform using satellite data and climate scenarios helps urban planners build resilient and livable cities.
Creating a mortgage refinancing company was critical to building a stable residential housing market.
The lack of a dedicated financial mechanism to address climate-related loss and damage underscores the need for innovative ways to address this funding gap.
A better understanding of environmental standards—their differences and implications—can help developing countries better safeguard the environment.
A project in Bangladesh used behavior change communication as a large-scale health care intervention to help women and poor households access health care.
Looking at the next 10 years, global risk experts place environmental risks among not only the most likely, but also the most impactful risks.
Circular practices, such as extending a product’s useful life or recycling waste into products, can yield environmental as well as economic benefits.
Innovations in water management and adaptive planning can create opportunities for climate adaptation and mitigation.
Contingency finance is a risk retention approach for addressing loss and damage associated with climate change impacts.
Cities in Asia and the Pacific need to scale up investments in resilient infrastructure amid increasing climate and disaster risks.