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Built in 256 BC, the Dujiangyan system harnesses the power of nature to irrigate farmlands and prevent floods in the People’s Republic of China.
Upskilling through TVET and STEM education can help prepare female workers for the automation of apparel manufacturing in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Major reforms toward a market-based, open economy required extensive public communications to gain public support in the Republic of Korea.
Gender-targeted strategies are needed to improve health care for women under India’s universal medical insurance program.
Enhance legal frameworks, manage funds separately, and clarify liabilities to prevent future crises.
With the People's Republic of China and Indonesia as centers of excellence, a regional program demonstrates how the technology can reduce carbon intensity.
Without proper valuation, natural assets’ scarcity remains economically invisible, leading to their exploitation for short-term gains.
Investments include water conservation, ecosystem rehabilitation, disaster prevention, and green growth capacity development.
In the Greater Mekong Subregion, environmental assessment for livestock value chains projects helps avoid, minimize, and mitigate environmental, health, and safety risks.
In the Philippines, an education nonprofit is improving program monitoring by removing data silos to increase the reliability and sharing of data.