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Infrastructure that provides access to clean water and adequate sanitation frees women and girls from health and safety risks.
Seoul established a quasi-public bus system, restructured routes, created median lanes, built transfer centers, and integrated its fare system to improve service.
A “polluters pay” policy helps Seoul reduce household waste going to the landfill by 90% and waste generated by the city by 40%.
Singapore reinvented itself into a world-class city by taking an integrated approach to sustainable urban development.
Viet Nam's Vinh Yen City is a model for urban planners and policymakers seeking a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable city.
The GrEEEn Cities Initiative brings together policies, strategies, sector plans, regulations, financial incentives, technologies, governance institutions, civil society, and private sector interventions.
In the Solomon Islands, the approach combined short-term actions with low potential for future regret with long-term options for future climate conditions.
The experience of a water utility in Manila shows that dividing a large network into smaller zones improves leak detection and distribution efficiency.
Clean Development Mechanism projects supported by the Future Carbon Fund are reducing greenhouse gas emissions while delivering social, environmental, and economic co-benefits that contribute to sustainable development.
Trust-based frameworks safeguard vulnerable people while ensuring their assets support care and quality of life.