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Seoul’s Owl Service has reduced the use of passenger cars by more than 2 million trips per year.
Online learning initiatives fill the gap left by school and business closures and show the way forward after COVID-19.
Raise the efficiency of public procurement and land and labor markets to boost productivity, and address growth constraints on agriculture and tourism.
In Seoul, 90% of landfill-bound wastes were instead used to produce energy enough to heat 518,000 households.
Risk reduction, retention, and transfer are risk management approaches that can be used to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts.
Singapore pioneered road pricing as a tool to reduce traffic congestion and improved it over the years into a high-tech, pay-as-you-use system.
Banks need to update their business models as competition from fintechs disrupts the supply chain finance market.
Seoul established a quasi-public bus system, restructured routes, created median lanes, built transfer centers, and integrated its fare system to improve service.
The immunization campaign for children in the Republic of Korea after the Korean War took years of strategic planning and implementation that included health education and legislation.
Improving access to water and sanitation requires not just investing in infrastructure but also policies that ensure the sustainability of services.