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Enhancing the competitiveness and sustainability of small businesses requires sustained reforms that include digitalization and innovation.
Coordination between environment, social and economic targets, and sufficient data to monitor progress, are required to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals in Viet Nam.
Raise the efficiency of public procurement and land and labor markets to boost productivity, and address growth constraints on agriculture and tourism.
Gaps in response funding immediately after disaster can now be addressed through a new form of insurance.
Integrating capacity building and human-centered interventions into the preparation of infrastructure projects helps cities meet sustainable goals.
Disbursing against results, rather than upfront expenditures, helps improve the effectiveness and efficiency of government-owned sector programs and promote good practices.
Scaling up SDG localization requires system-wide alignment, enhanced local governance, and multi-stakeholder and partnership collaboration.
The solutions in Asia and the Pacific: explore groundwater abstraction options, build efficient water infrastructure, develop better data, and improve water management, particularly for agriculture.
A project in Indonesia opens livelihood opportunities for women and encourages their participation in community development.
Transporting passengers and cargo over navigable rivers and canals reduces road and rail congestion, road crashes, pollution, emissions, and energy consumption.