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A study examines the feasibility of applying computer vision techniques to satellite data of the Philippines and Thailand to produce poverty maps.
To ensure water security, Singapore has diversified water supply over the last five decades and actively promoted water conservation.
International exchange of information curbs the outflow of resources from tax evasion.
Blockchain is transforming financial transactions—with far-reaching implications for the unbanked.
Rather than leveling an existing forest to build a new business park, JTC Corporation adopted an ecologically sensitive approach that retained the natural elements, thereby creating an environment where both businesses and biodiversity could thrive.
Sea level rise will hike coastal flood losses at least 12-fold by 2100. The benefits of adaptation outweigh the costs, providing returns at least 10 times the investments.
The government is strengthening its economic foundations and upscaling food and nutrition and climate-resilient social assistance to address the country’s food insecurity.
Future-proof workers against the impact of future pandemics by strengthening community- and evidence-based initiatives.
The EU’s regulation to reduce tropical deforestation caused by agriculture will be crucial, but it may impose severe short-term costs on smallholders.
Improve resource allocation, public sector efficiency, and asset maintenance.