To better prepare for extreme floods and droughts, scalable “nature-based-solutions” for water management may be especially relevant in developing countries, where water-related disaster vulnerability has risen to unprecedented levels and impacts will be most acutely felt.
To tackle the water quality data gap, extensive government water monitoring networks could shift to additionally gather project data through citizen-led monitoring activities.
Although China’s ban on waste imports has forced Japan to find alternative avenues to recycle the nation’s plastic, it should also be seen as an opportunity for the Japanese government to revise its policies to the benefit of its citizens, businesses and oceans.
