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Green Revolution 2.0 requires cultivating a new generation of innovators, scientists, policymakers, and agro-entrepreneurs.
In the Republic of Korea, the finance sector needs environmental, social, and governance evaluation criteria amid growing shareholder stewardship.
Upskilling through TVET and STEM education can help prepare female workers for the automation of apparel manufacturing in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
A Korean firm develops a low-maintenance flowmeter that can measure a wide variation of sewage flow rates to improve efficiency and prevent flooding.
Efforts to provide rural infrastructure and sanitation facilities can be opportunities for gender mainstreaming.
Investments should seek to strengthen women’s capacities to anticipate, absorb, and adapt to the impacts of natural hazards and climate change and contribute to sustainable development.
The student assistance program may be expanded to cushion the pandemic’s impact and enable more poor students, regardless of gender, to complete school.
Promoting the employment of seniors and improving pension schemes can reduce the economic impact of population aging.
A high poverty rate among older persons in the Republic of Korea calls for better pension services and welfare programs.
The experience of the People’s Republic of China shows that beyond economic growth, an adaptive and cooperative approach can help reduce poverty even at hard to reach places.