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Tax reforms aimed at a 10% reduction in smoking prevalence could reduce the population of smokers by 38.7 million and prevent 11.6 million premature deaths.
Improved integration of disaster risk data, social registries, and delivery systems can strengthen crisis response.
Implementation of a health and safety plan based on international best practices can protect workers and communities from COVID-19 infection.
Regenerative agroforestry can promote decarbonization and biodiversity, while improving coffee farmers’ livelihoods in the Lao PDR.
Pseudo-panel methods using repeated cross-sectional surveys, which are less costly and easier to do, may offer a solution to this problem.
Fiscal incentives and producer responsibility can make safe recycling the norm—protecting millions from toxic exposure.
Within a week of installing environmental nudges, handwashing with soap among students rose to 61% from 15%.
From a policy and economic standpoint, a paid sick leave program for COVID-19 is cost-effective in promoting behaviors that reduce disease spread.
Embedding health security in fiscal policy can reduce economic losses and avert deaths during a pandemic.
Governments should provide policy and financial support to industries that shift to remote or noncontact transactions to cope with COVID-19.