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The experience of a water utility in Manila shows that dividing a large network into smaller zones improves leak detection and distribution efficiency.

A toolkit from the Asian Development Bank provides a step-by-step guide on how to create and implement a national emissions trading system.

Investments include water conservation, ecosystem rehabilitation, disaster prevention, and green growth capacity development.

A district heating project taps the help of private sector companies to promote higher energy efficiency and lower emissions.

Water tariff reforms coupled with personnel training, social contracts, and technology updates can make water utilities more efficient.

Involving forest users in managing and conserving resources while strengthening value chains help curb illegal logging and forest fires.

Carbon taxes and emission trading systems can help countries mobilize fiscal resources while enabling green economic recovery from COVID-19.  

Challenges include creating an enabling environment, national and sectoral planning, multiyear assessment of fiscal risks, and gaps in project preparation.

Best practices in WASH initiatives consider the needs, culture, and behaviors of the poor and vulnerable who are most at risk of infectious diseases.

The pandemic worsened disparities in chronic disease management among vulnerable groups, exerting adverse psychosocial and economic effects.