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Crises like a pandemic underscore the importance of alternative sources of high-quality and timely data in developing effective measures.
Without proper valuation, natural assets’ scarcity remains economically invisible, leading to their exploitation for short-term gains.
Strategies include enhancing water resource management, strengthening biodiversity conservation, and promoting sustainable ecotourism.
Pseudo-panel methods using repeated cross-sectional surveys, which are less costly and easier to do, may offer a solution to this problem.
Best practices in WASH initiatives consider the needs, culture, and behaviors of the poor and vulnerable who are most at risk of infectious diseases.
UAVs enable high-resolution data collection, but their effective integration demands overcoming operational, regulatory, and capacity-related hurdles.
The Maldives is adopting advanced low-carbon technologies to reduce emissions and diesel imports with the help of the Japan Fund for the Joint Crediting Mechanism.
Select the most appropriate measurement method—walking, digitization, or parcel corner GPS—based on specific local characteristics.
Policy challenges include the shift in financial intermediation away from traditional banks toward digital finance providers.
A gender equality index for Mongolia’s higher education sector illuminates how tailored evaluation strategies can help improve education and equality.