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How Cities Can Strengthen Climate Resilience Through People and Systems

Start resilience projects with people-centered, evidence-based planning, combining infrastructure, community engagement, and adaptive learning.

   Capacity development, Climate change, Urban development
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action
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Integrated Approach for Inclusive Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development

Business support infrastructure, access to finance, and information technologies empowered small businesses and generated opportunities for women and youth in Maldives.

   Maldives; Finance sector development, Gender Equality
   SDG: Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
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Maximizing the Potential of the Almaty–Bishkek Economic Corridor

A technical assistance project helped identify and prepare projects and reforms with regional impact.

   Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic; Industry and trade, Regional cooperation and integration, Transport
   SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals
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Managing the Perfect Storm: How Healthy Ecosystems Increase Resilience

Protecting and enhancing natural ecosystems and biodiversity can increase resilience in Asia and the Pacific.

   Climate change, Environment
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land
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Declining Natural Capital: High Stakes for Asia and the Pacific

The widespread loss of natural ecosystems and biodiversity is much more than a conservation issue; countless lives and livelihoods depend on them.

   Climate change, Environment
   SDG: Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land
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Sustaining Tourism and Increasing Resilience through Better Planning of Coastal Cities

As a way forward for coastal cities, this article explores the potential of system of systems approaches for integrated planning and management of coastal assets using nature-based solutions that engage communities.

   Environment, Public sector management and governance
   SDG: Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities