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In urban areas in the Lao PDR, decentralized solutions prove to be a low-maintenance and environment-friendly way to ensure clean water and sanitation.
In the Philippines, a pilot project to rehabilitate the Pasig River built community support around a low-cost waste management system.
Restoring the globally important Yancheng wetlands required engineering interventions, forest rehabilitation, and capacity building.
A rural electrification project in Viet Nam built mini-hydropower plants and rehabilitated distribution networks to provide affordable electricity to remote communes.
Improved integration of disaster risk data, social registries, and delivery systems can strengthen crisis response.
In Seoul, 90% of landfill-bound wastes were instead used to produce energy enough to heat 518,000 households.
Urban planners solicit ideas and solutions from the public in refining Singapore’s master plan.
Cities can use AI and satellite imagery for rapid data collection to prevent illegal structures and ensure sustainable urban planning.
A project promoting south–south knowledge transfer adapted ICT-based Chinese information dissemination models to the Cambodian context.
Leverage blue bonds, PPPs, and blended finance to direct capital toward nature-based and policy-driven solutions that safeguard river ecosystems.