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A study looks at the costs of overloading and how improved policies and enforcement can give an economic boost to Mekong countries.
Involving forest users in managing and conserving resources while strengthening value chains help curb illegal logging and forest fires.
Market-responsive training, recognized competency certifications, and timely learning modules can provide the skills needed for green jobs in the energy sector.
In the Greater Mekong Subregion, environmental assessment for livestock value chains projects helps avoid, minimize, and mitigate environmental, health, and safety risks.
Warning systems and other measures will help save lives, protect biodiversity, and reduce rail service disruptions.
Large-scale vaccination requires a comprehensive strategy, infrastructure, human resources, monitoring systems, and a receptive public.
Experience shows affordability, adoptability, and community support are critical for catalyzing digitalization efforts in the water sector.
Governments must rethink and refine tax policy and administration measures to not only address development challenges but also to build back better.
From a policy and economic standpoint, a paid sick leave program for COVID-19 is cost-effective in promoting behaviors that reduce disease spread.
Plans, policies, projects, and partnerships should deliver concurrently on these imperatives: access to renewables, energy efficiency, and coal phaseout.