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Banking on a growing digital economy, Viet Nam needs to improve IT connectivity and skills, e-payments, logistics, cybersecurity, and consumer trust.
Transporting passengers and cargo over navigable rivers and canals reduces road and rail congestion, road crashes, pollution, emissions, and energy consumption.
Digital health passports, mobile health, and integrated services can provide better care for migrant populations in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
Strengthen power systems against climate and other risks to minimize damage to infrastructure, disruption of service, and economic loss.
Gaps in response funding immediately after disaster can now be addressed through a new form of insurance.
An Industrial Pollution Projection System (IPPS) has been used in the Greater Mekong Subregion to help countries identify current and future pollution risks.
High upfront costs and lack of incentives impede fuel efficiency initiatives in road freight in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
A Greater Mekong Subregion study looks at a combination of risk retention, risk sharing, and risk transfer mechanisms in strengthening disaster resilience in rural areas.
Invest in economic sectors that are more likely to generate more productive jobs.
The tea industry needs to improve productivity and explore value chain opportunities while maintaining quality and brand uniqueness.