Maybe something different is needed, such as a bigger role for national parliaments.
"Simple warning messages are needed, such as never handing over money before viewing a property," he says.
A coherent vision is needed, such as is lacking today, and that only a defence review can provide.
Smith said strong incentives to take up the green deal were needed, such as council tax or stamp duty rebates.
He mentions practical measures that are needed such as heat wave action plans, elevating critical infrastructure and increasing the size of culverts and drainage pipes.
But many areas in which reform is needed, such as hiring practices, require change in private-sector conventions, not government regulations.
There is still, however, a long way to go before investors systematically back the reforms needed, such as adhering to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment.
Secondly, higher resolution precipitation information is needed (such as hourly data) so that the amount of runoff can be more accurately known.
Some short-term stimulation is also needed, such as simplification of the stock market system to boost more medium and small enterprises".
2. Co-operation Involve as many organisations as needed, such as housing associations, health services, colleges, charities, community services and businesses.
"Tanzania needs a revolution in its agriculture – but all the pieces needed, such as land tenure for smallholders, are not yet there," says Concern's country director, James Davey.
