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The Republic of Korea’s capital city faced and resolved a series of obstacles to constructing a modern public building on a historic site.

Urban planners in Seoul shifted from paper-based processes to a computerized system to improve information sharing and decision-making.

The keys to success: link education, experience and tourism to create benefits while considering local conditions such as topography and climate.

Strategies include smart enforcement, presumptive taxes, digital tools, sector-specific reforms, and incentives tied to formalization benefits.

Invest in preparedness and establish a shock-responsive social protection system to weather future shocks and reap dividends from resilience.

Governments must have a strategy that looks at SMEs at the enterprise level to help them survive in the new normal.

Early warning is most effective when governance, data, and protocols align, helping health systems act earlier on climate-sensitive risks.

Five critical reforms can bolster global health systems against pandemics, climate change, and emerging infectious disease threats.

Countries can meet goals for climate change and the planned global plastics treaty through investments, technologies, and financing with co-benefits.

Young people identify digitalization, strong participatory processes, and an inclusive labor market as priorities to improve livelihood opportunities amid COVID-19.