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Farmers are managing seasonal floods and droughts better, thanks to a modern irrigation system, flood-proof road, and disaster risk control measures.
Online learning initiatives fill the gap left by school and business closures and show the way forward after COVID-19.
Legal reforms, including specialized courts, can provide women and girls better access to justice for gender-based violence.
Singapore’s biophilic public hospital was built by rehabilitating and incorporating a nearby stormwater collection pond to create a waterfront healing space popular with patients and nearby residents alike.
Human, animal, plant, and ecological health challenges are all interconnected; solutions should be too.
Proven solutions include digitizing paperwork, integrating databases, using smart cards and digital payments, and transmitting emergency assistance via mobile phones.
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.
Singapore has built a community space dedicated to integrating persons with disabilities in society by providing them with training and employment opportunities, while ensuring that it is an inclusive space that promotes interaction among people of all abilities.
Urban planners in Seoul shifted from paper-based processes to a computerized system to improve information sharing and decision-making.
Life cycle assessments and complex value optimization are holistic approaches in measuring investment impacts.