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Soil stabilizers can cut the costs, and improve the quality, of rural roads in Southeast Asia.
Among the lessons: Make inclusive investments in education, sanitation, and health in order to avoid enclaves of rich and poor.
Climate-informed design and community systems improved services, reduced disease risks, and strengthened resilience in coastal towns.
Support pastoralist-led governance with policies, finance, rights, restoration, and monitoring to sustain mobility, ecosystems, and grassland resilience.
A data-driven roadmap integrates governance, technology, and finance to help Sri Lanka’s water utility adapt to climate risks and lower emissions.
Solutions include food aid, farm recovery, climate-smart practices, fair pricing, rural finance, and resilient infrastructure.
Regular consultations, monitoring, and follow-up measures can help successfully restore the income of project-affected persons.
Investments include water conservation, ecosystem rehabilitation, disaster prevention, and green growth capacity development.
In the Philippines, solutions that respect river dynamics and ecosystem functions were adopted to keep vulnerable communities safe from natural hazards.
Water tariff reforms coupled with personnel training, social contracts, and technology updates can make water utilities more efficient.