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Climate-informed design and community systems improved services, reduced disease risks, and strengthened resilience in coastal towns.
As Sri Lanka’s population ages, many older people in remote hill villages are being left without adequate support, services, or income security.
Strengthening leadership pathways, workplace reforms, and training can help address barriers to women’s rise to senior health roles.
Trust-based frameworks safeguard vulnerable people while ensuring their assets support care and quality of life.
Targeted financing, regional pooling, and digital solutions can expand access to essential health services across dispersed island populations.
Strengthening multi-sectoral policy response can help health systems adapt to the increasing dominance of noncommunicable diseases.
As energy prices surge, air quality solutions that make hospitals safer and more efficient can be the best option for governments and patients.
A pilot in Metro Manila shows how autonomous cleanup vessels and data can support smarter river management.
Large-scale reversal of deforestation can be achieved through effective interventions and finance mechanisms that support conservation initiatives.
Advanced fertilizers improve soil fertility, reduce nutrient losses and runoff to waterways related to fertilizer use, and enhance nutrient use efficiency.