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In Seoul, 90% of landfill-bound wastes were instead used to produce energy enough to heat 518,000 households.
Close cooperation between civil groups and authorities is needed to make the streets more walkable and safe for pedestrians.
Integrating renewable energy features with architecture can help property developers save a lot of money over time.
Technology can help reboot the tourism sector by enabling contactless and digital transactions and mapping COVID-19 infections for disease control.
Public-private partnerships can help make clean technologies for turning waste into energy accessible to cities.
Empowering women as leaders and innovators can make resilience projects using inclusive smart urban water infrastructure solutions more impactful.
An online mapping tool will help ensure that renewable energy projects are developed without risking significant harm to birds and biodiversity.
Disaster risk insurance can help countries in Asia and the Pacific to minimize losses from natural hazards.
Solutions include lowering statutory maximum lending rates, expanding policy financing and mid-rate loans, increasing loans and loan guarantees.
In Maldives, community participation played a key role in the recovery of affected communities after the 2004 tsunami.