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Basic infrastructure needs to be put in place before blockchain fintech can solve persistent problems that hold back growth and job creation.
Policy challenges include the shift in financial intermediation away from traditional banks toward digital finance providers.
New treaty standards give developing economies stronger taxing rights over resource activities and align policies with global sustainability goals.
Experts endorse 10 principles for risk mitigation, which include evacuation plans for medical and quarantine facilities and areas under lockdown.
Various financial schemes have been developed to cover some of the risks of loss and damage associated with climate change impacts.
Improved integration of disaster risk data, social registries, and delivery systems can strengthen crisis response.
Regenerative agroforestry can promote decarbonization and biodiversity, while improving coffee farmers’ livelihoods in the Lao PDR.
By becoming leaders, girls and young women can contribute to innovation, empathy, and accountability in development programming.
River infrastructure projects must consider natural flows in project planning to save aquatic ecosystems and downstream communities.
BWRIS and AWS are helping farmers and planners use every drop wisely in Pakistan’s most arid and water-scarce province.