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Ganzhou’s ancient Fushougou system offers a model of integrated, nature-based flood management for modern communities.
A pilot in Metro Manila shows how autonomous cleanup vessels and data can support smarter river management.
Idling of motor vehicles during wintertime generates greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants, but engine block heaters can lessen the negative impact on the environment.
Ecosystem-based adaptation solutions can reduce vulnerability and build resilience of urban areas to climate change.
Computer-assisted surveys make data collection possible despite COVID-19 travel and social restrictions.
Strengthening primary and preventive care, promoting early disease detection, and reducing health risks can ease the health crisis.
One of the most populous cities in the Philippines examines ways to make its waste collection system financially sustainable.
A “polluters pay” policy helps Seoul reduce household waste going to the landfill by 90% and waste generated by the city by 40%.
IAEA is partnering with a number of countries in Asia and the Pacific to transform plastic waste into valuable materials through the use of radiation technology.
A digital application has helped reduce marine plastic leakage by improving municipal solid waste collection.