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Technology can help reboot the tourism sector by enabling contactless and digital transactions and mapping COVID-19 infections for disease control.
Digital connectivity is a public good that can lead to new and sustainable growth areas and facilitate cross-border trade and remittances.
In Kazakhstan, infection among workers at a road upgrading project was avoided because good occupational safety and health measures were in place.
The Sri Lanka Southern Transport Development Project offers lessons in implementing large infrastructure projects involving multiple development partners and affecting many people and communities.
Early and strong action mitigates health impact, while recovery measures focus on the long term.
Invest in preparedness and establish a shock-responsive social protection system to weather future shocks and reap dividends from resilience.
Change management, effective public–private partnership, and regulation are crucial to the success of citywide inclusive sanitation programs.
A “polluters pay” policy helps Seoul reduce household waste going to the landfill by 90% and waste generated by the city by 40%.