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Legislative and regulatory reforms are crucial to shifting toward a seamless, harmonized, and paper-less trade system.
Research shows university entrepreneurship programs positively impact startup performance but may not increase overall entrepreneurship rates.
Idling of motor vehicles during wintertime generates greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants, but engine block heaters can lessen the negative impact on the environment.
Ecosystem-based adaptation solutions can reduce vulnerability and build resilience of urban areas to climate change.
Computer-assisted surveys make data collection possible despite COVID-19 travel and social restrictions.
Trust-based frameworks safeguard vulnerable people while ensuring their assets support care and quality of life.
One of the most populous cities in the Philippines examines ways to make its waste collection system financially sustainable.
A “polluters pay” policy helps Seoul reduce household waste going to the landfill by 90% and waste generated by the city by 40%.
IAEA is partnering with a number of countries in Asia and the Pacific to transform plastic waste into valuable materials through the use of radiation technology.
PPPs can advance road projects, strengthen infrastructure, and support Sustainable Development Goals, but require effective fiscal and debt management.