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Indonesia could reduce the impact of a prolonged El Niño by easing food import restrictions and strengthening social protection and food security.
A fintech company uses blockchain technology and digital IDs to help ensure that aid reaches the right person at the right time.
Improved integration of disaster risk data, social registries, and delivery systems can strengthen crisis response.
Crises like a pandemic underscore the importance of alternative sources of high-quality and timely data in developing effective measures.
Pseudo-panel methods using repeated cross-sectional surveys, which are less costly and easier to do, may offer a solution to this problem.
To strengthen its skills base, the Philippines complemented basic education reforms with Germany’s system of dual vocational training.
Circular practices, such as extending a product’s useful life or recycling waste into products, can yield environmental as well as economic benefits.
Singapore’s biophilic public hospital was built by rehabilitating and incorporating a nearby stormwater collection pond to create a waterfront healing space popular with patients and nearby residents alike.
Early and strong action mitigates health impact, while recovery measures focus on the long term.
The World Food Programme uses cash transfers not just to feed the hungry but also to give people purchasing power to buy locally, helping to boost economies.