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Asia's rapid urbanization requires the balanced and holistic development of second-tier cities and towns to release pressure from congested megacities.
Support pastoralist-led governance with policies, finance, rights, restoration, and monitoring to sustain mobility, ecosystems, and grassland resilience.
Leverage blue bonds, PPPs, and blended finance to direct capital toward nature-based and policy-driven solutions that safeguard river ecosystems.
Relocating communal spaces, supported by inclusive dialogue, helps safeguard community bonds and cultural continuity.
Start resilience projects with people-centered, evidence-based planning, combining infrastructure, community engagement, and adaptive learning.
Enhance legal frameworks, manage funds separately, and clarify liabilities to prevent future crises.
EPR frameworks, plastic credit schemes, and high-level waste management technologies can support the Global Plastics Treaty implementation.
A gender equality index for Mongolia’s higher education sector illuminates how tailored evaluation strategies can help improve education and equality.
Leverage machine learning and satellite imagery for informed resource allocation to enhance road quality and address development challenges.
A project in Chaonan district in the People’s Republic China shows how to improve services in rural areas and small towns with scarce water resources.