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Gaps in response funding immediately after disaster can now be addressed through a new form of insurance.
Development fees placed on buildings were used to improve pedestrian mobility through elevated walkways in the Makati central business district.
The solutions in Asia and the Pacific: explore groundwater abstraction options, build efficient water infrastructure, develop better data, and improve water management, particularly for agriculture.
Create an enabling environment with strong policies, institutions, and financial systems that support solutions that can adapt to changing needs.
A properly functioning market chain and flow of agricultural products are vital to ensuring food and nutrition security amid COVID-19.
Transporting passengers and cargo over navigable rivers and canals reduces road and rail congestion, road crashes, pollution, emissions, and energy consumption.
Disbursing against results, rather than upfront expenditures, helps improve the effectiveness and efficiency of government-owned sector programs and promote good practices.
New technologies, including APIs and SDMX, are revolutionizing data collection and sharing, reducing the data gap in Asia and the Pacific.
Water tariff reforms coupled with personnel training, social contracts, and technology updates can make water utilities more efficient.
Upskilling through TVET and STEM education can help prepare female workers for the automation of apparel manufacturing in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.