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The Seoul Metropolitan Government provides market analysis, such as consumption patterns and purchasing power, to help small entrepreneurs succeed.
A national program promotes forest conservation and protection while creating sustainable livelihoods for communities.
Project interventions evolved to create a virtuous cycle in water services, using performance-based contracts, participatory planning, behavioral change campaigns, and institutional reforms.
Inclusive business models can effectively reduce inequality, helping vulnerable low-income earners get out of poverty.
Regenerative agroforestry can promote decarbonization and biodiversity, while improving coffee farmers’ livelihoods in the Lao PDR.
Policy responses to population aging should promote economic growth, higher productivity, and higher income for workers.
Innovative lending practices can convert energy efficiency into high rates of return for companies.
While remittances from migrant workers continue to increase, they can only fuel economic growth if they enter the formal financial system and be channeled into productive investments.
Rehabilitating natural systems with green infrastructure is key to building sustainability and resilience to climate change in urban areas.
LOCA demonstrates how frontier markets can promote green urban mobility through local innovation and sustainable transport solutions.