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On Indonesia’s remote Sumba Island, poorer households can pay for solar home systems with goods or services instead of cash.
Lessons from efforts of the Republic of Korea to help financially vulnerable borrowers before the pandemic can help shape effective measures.
River infrastructure projects must consider natural flows in project planning to save aquatic ecosystems and downstream communities.
Upskilling through TVET and STEM education can help prepare female workers for the automation of apparel manufacturing in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Instead of using diesel generators, remote islands can build a local energy grid that uses hydrogen as a pollution-free alternative.
Design projects with high economic impact and share dividends with investors and communities through hometown investment funds, land trusts, and other instruments.
The Republic of Korea wants to help businesses to secure loans using movable assets, including goods, receivables, and intellectual property.
In the Republic of Korea, financial firms need to enhance the convenience of mobile services and ensure universal accessibility.
Gaps in response funding immediately after disaster can now be addressed through a new form of insurance.
Singapore has built a community space dedicated to integrating persons with disabilities in society by providing them with training and employment opportunities, while ensuring that it is an inclusive space that promotes interaction among people of all abilities.