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Close cooperation between civil groups and authorities is needed to make the streets more walkable and safe for pedestrians.
In Australia, the private sector is working with regulators to maximize the benefits of blockchain technology and minimize its risks.
What is needed: Increased financing, reliable supplies of affordable and effective medicines, improved data from health information systems, stronger implementation of national malaria programs, and leadership that looks beyond the health sector.
Better coordination and accountability are helping to improve road and water systems in Armenia.
Protecting and enhancing natural ecosystems and biodiversity can increase resilience in Asia and the Pacific.
An online mapping tool will help ensure that renewable energy projects are developed without risking significant harm to birds and biodiversity.
Legislative and regulatory reforms are crucial to shifting toward a seamless, harmonized, and paper-less trade system.
Disaster risk insurance can help countries in Asia and the Pacific to minimize losses from natural hazards.
From a policy and economic standpoint, a paid sick leave program for COVID-19 is cost-effective in promoting behaviors that reduce disease spread.
This policy brief looks at three scenarios for reviving tourism: promoting domestic tourism, bilateral travel bubbles, and subregional travel bubbles.