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Invest in innovative and bankable projects to support healthy oceans and resilient, sustainable blue economy sectors.
Instead of recapturing the tourism of the pre-pandemic era, countries should strive to create a new kind of tourism that is more closely aligned to the SDGs.
The SARS outbreak in 2003 provides insights on how we can mitigate the health and economic impact of COVID-19.
An urban housing project in India is using carefully sequenced interventions to help climate-vulnerable households relocate to safe areas and sustainably rebuild their lives.
Pilot projects in the region demonstrate how digital technologies can increase access to finance even in remote areas.
Using resource-saving technology, new rice varieties, and intercropping of vegetables improve yields and income in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Nepal.
Idling of motor vehicles during wintertime generates greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants, but engine block heaters can lessen the negative impact on the environment.
Business support infrastructure, access to finance, and information technologies empowered small businesses and generated opportunities for women and youth in Maldives.
Design projects with high economic impact and share dividends with investors and communities through hometown investment funds, land trusts, and other instruments.
Policy responses to population aging should promote economic growth, higher productivity, and higher income for workers.