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Scaling up farm activities through sustainable mechanisms that improve conditions and incomes of smallholder farmers can alleviate rural poverty.
Proven solutions include digitizing paperwork, integrating databases, using smart cards and digital payments, and transmitting emergency assistance via mobile phones.
With the help of digital technology, faster and larger amounts of aid can reach those affected by disasters.
Instead of using diesel generators, remote islands can build a local energy grid that uses hydrogen as a pollution-free alternative.
A data-driven “smart” system can help water utilities to reduce losses from unaccounted-for-water more efficiently and improve service delivery.
Public-private partnerships can help make clean technologies for turning waste into energy accessible to cities.
Labor, health, and safety measures ensure that the rights and welfare of both local and migrant workers are protected.
Implementation of a health and safety plan based on international best practices can protect workers and communities from COVID-19 infection.
Using batteries to store energy can help improve the efficiency and flexibility of power systems that are integrating new and renewable energy sources into the grid.
A study examines the feasibility of applying computer vision techniques to satellite data of the Philippines and Thailand to produce poverty maps.