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Structured health assessments guide countries in strengthening climate-ready services, improving infrastructure, and reducing vulnerability across sectors.
Five critical reforms can bolster global health systems against pandemics, climate change, and emerging infectious disease threats.
Improvements in pipeline infrastructure and better customer metering led to significant nonrevenue water reduction and an increase in revenue.
The experience of a water utility in Manila shows that dividing a large network into smaller zones improves leak detection and distribution efficiency.
Blockchain is transforming financial transactions—with far-reaching implications for the unbanked.
Inclusive digitalization involves expanding ICT access, adopting user-centric digital designs, and promoting digital literacy.
A Korean firm develops a low-maintenance flowmeter that can measure a wide variation of sewage flow rates to improve efficiency and prevent flooding.
Lanzhou, in the People’s Republic of China, has the world's first bus rapid transit with a split station design allowing buses in the same direction to stop on both sides of the platform, easing travel time.
A data-driven “smart” system can help water utilities to reduce losses from unaccounted-for-water more efficiently and improve service delivery.
Transforming tax administration with business intelligence enhances transparency, efficiency, and progress toward the sustainable development goals.