UNSUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION OPPORTUNITIES
NCDs OPPORTUNITIES
LOCK-IN TO FOSSIL FUELS OPPORTUNITIES
METHODS AND SOURCES
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UNSUSTAINABLE URBANIZATION
NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES
LOCK-IN TO FOSSIL FUELS
200,000 people migrate to cities every day. If not managed properly, the cost of congestion, pollution, and the detrimental health effects of such rapidly growing cities threaten future prosperity.
Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes, and chronic lung diseases, pose a siginificant threat to lives, livelihoods and economic development globally.
In the energy system, lock-in to fossil fuels inhibits not only the immediate reductions in GHG emissions but also public and private efforts to introduce alternative energy technologies.
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COMPACT, GREEN AND CONNECTED CITIES
COMBAT NCDs WITH MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES
REGULATED ENERGY TRANSITION
RURAL GROWTH INITIATIVES
INNOVATIVE FINANCE FOR A HEALTHY GENERATION
ENERGY AUTONOMY
New financial mechanisms can accelerate social policy innovation and include private sector finance for health initiatives targeting early childhood.
Autonomous energy generation through off-grid or micro-grid renewable sources is tackling energy poverty and reinventing the role of households in energy systems.
EVERYDAY HEALTH ENABLERS
GREEN CONSUMER CHOICES
Developing emerging cities in a compact, green and connected manner can reduce the capital cost of infrastructure and result in more attractive cities.
Creating job opportunities and fostering growth in rural areas can relieve migration pressure and alleviate overcrowding in cities.
SMART CITIES
Big data and real-time data analytics and responses can make better use of available resources in stressed urban areas.
Mobile technologies have an almost universal reach that can be converted into better access to health services and stronger health systems.
Environments that facilitate health in the form of nutritious food choices or sufficient amounts of daily physical activity can greatly reduce NCDs.
Regulatory initiatives can accelerate the transition to cleaner and more efficient energy generation and provide dynamic incentives for innovation.
Consumers’ concerns about the environment and climate change can be translated into sustainable choices and initiate larger structural changes.
GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY REPORT
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