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Response, recovery, and adaptation measures ensure the safety of commuters and make transport systems resilient to COVID-19 and future disasters.
In Mongolia, community revolving funds helped poor households develop tourism goods and services aligned with biodiversity conservation.
Banks need to update their business models as competition from fintechs disrupts the supply chain finance market.
Seoul established a quasi-public bus system, restructured routes, created median lanes, built transfer centers, and integrated its fare system to improve service.
In easing the debt burden of economically vulnerable groups, measures should be taken to prevent creditor resistance and moral hazard among borrowers.
Ecosystem-based adaptation solutions can reduce vulnerability and build resilience of urban areas to climate change.
Creating a market for green business requires policies that help businesses make or save money from environmental compliance.
Leverage blue bonds, PPPs, and blended finance to direct capital toward nature-based and policy-driven solutions that safeguard river ecosystems.
A combination of asphalt and concrete layers that incorporate plastic waste could make durable, sustainable, and cost-effective rural roads.
An analysis of geographic conditions shows bioengineering may be useful in some road and flood control projects to support climate mitigation.