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Taking a risk-management approach to large-scale projects involves investing in project preparation and attending to stakeholders’ concerns early, such as land and resettlement issues.
Transporting passengers and cargo over navigable rivers and canals reduces road and rail congestion, road crashes, pollution, emissions, and energy consumption.
Strategies for making electric vehicles a sustainable solution include a phased implementation starting with e-buses in Dushanbe and climate finance.
Sri Lanka is transforming its education system to take its economy to the next level.
Public spaces help revitalize a city’s environment, culture, tourism, and economy.
Resilient health systems, early warning tools, and community safeguards can reduce chronic heat risks and protect vulnerable populations.
Jobs, education and skills development are needed to help elderly people lead a more stable life and contribute to the economy.
Demographic changes, such as population aging in East Asia, will affect productivity and competitiveness and shape how innovation is created.
Policy challenges include the shift in financial intermediation away from traditional banks toward digital finance providers.
In the People’s Republic of China, rehabilitation of the Simao River took an ecological and green development path and was integrated into city plans.