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Seoul has achieved prosperity, low carbon emissions, and disaster resilience by investing in green spaces and private sector growth.
Replacing an old barrage with advanced technology vastly improved water and flood control, connectivity, and access to essential social services.
The country’s first large-scale wind farm sets the groundwork for sustainable renewable energy investment and deployment.
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.
Performance-based funding improved urban governance and quality of infrastructure and services, and promoted women’s empowerment.
Progressive urban governance and planning reforms are required for cities to deliver the economic and social benefits of urbanization.
De-risking investments in high-impact, green technologies enabled the large-scale demonstration of energy-efficient production and emission reduction retrofits.
A startup offers a closed-loop solution for the large volumes of plastic waste generated by the construction and buildings sector.
PPPs in renewable energy create more investment and jobs and help bring countries closer to their sustainable goals.
A Korean firm develops a low-maintenance flowmeter that can measure a wide variation of sewage flow rates to improve efficiency and prevent flooding.