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Scale up local-level adaptation by integrating climate adaptation considerations into decentralized governance processes and resources.
The COVID-19 pandemic shows the importance of real-time learning in adapting interventions to an uncertain and rapidly changing situation.
Microfinance anchored on civil society organizations is a promising model in banking the unbanked.
Timor-Leste can improve its business environment by focusing on investment promotion efforts, strengthening investment facilitation, and using a more problem-driven approach.
Collaborations can bridge infrastructure deficits as well as support transformational development and enhance urban livability in many ways.
Urban cooling with nature-based solutions requires integrated planning, equitable access, community input, and local adaptation for fair, effective results.
Carbon taxes and emission trading systems can help countries mobilize fiscal resources while enabling green economic recovery from COVID-19.
Mobile apps enable farmers, including women smallholders, to modernize and diversify their production and transact with suppliers and buyers directly.
East Asia needs to shift toward a model of economic growth focused on low carbon emissions and more efficient use of resources.
Inclusive insurance, backed by innovation, partnerships, and policy reform, can close protection gaps and promote equitable financial growth.