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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.
Successful adaptation to older population age structures requires a policy focus on measuring and improving the social value of medical care.
Risk reduction, retention, and transfer are risk management approaches that can be used to address loss and damage associated with climate change impacts.
Well-designed and participatory eco-compensation schemes with proper technical assistance can help small farmers in some of the poorest and most ecologically sensitive areas in the People’s Republic of China.
Develop e-learning resources, curricula that include ‘soft skills,’ and education infrastructure to improve learning in Asia and the Pacific.
Banks need to update their business models as competition from fintechs disrupts the supply chain finance market.
In Nepal, a participatory and consensus-based approach proved critical in changing people’s ‘not in my backyard’ attitude toward a municipal project.
Collaborations can bridge infrastructure deficits as well as support transformational development and enhance urban livability in many ways.
Seoul established a quasi-public bus system, restructured routes, created median lanes, built transfer centers, and integrated its fare system to improve service.
In easing the debt burden of economically vulnerable groups, measures should be taken to prevent creditor resistance and moral hazard among borrowers.