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Economic incentives push producers and consumers to use resources more efficiently and reduce environmental costs as well as spur innovative practices.
In Thailand, subsidies, housing grants, educational programs and the leveraging of economies of scale are being used to benefit poor urban dwellers.
EPR frameworks, plastic credit schemes, and high-level waste management technologies can support the Global Plastics Treaty implementation.
Define large businesses, implement comprehensive management of compliance risk, increase public accountability, and improve perceptions of fairness.
Adjust the tax rate in response to inflation and income growth to sustain its potency in discouraging sugar-sweetened beverages consumption.
A sound governance framework, supported by qualitative and quantitative value for money analysis, maximizes benefits from infrastructure investments.
Field testing in Malaysia and the Philippines shows how modular water treatment systems perform under real coastal water conditions.
Improved integration of disaster risk data, social registries, and delivery systems can strengthen crisis response.
Tablet devices and smartphones can be used to improve learning in public schools by providing real-time data on performance of teachers and students.
Real-time data is critical for reopening borders, managing destinations, and for the industry to build back better from the crisis.