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Presentation. Emerging from recent crises : building forward fairer. 2022 SPECA Economic Forum
No full textTheme: Greener and Safer Futur
Presentation. Energy transition in Azerbaijan : ambitions and reforms. 2022 SPECA Economic Forum
No full textTheme: Greener and Safer FutureSession 4: Sustainable Energy Transitio
Welcome statement by ESCAP. Third Session of the SPECA Working Group on Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development
No full textPresentation. СТАРТАП АКСЕЛЕРАЦИЯ. Capacity Building for SPECA Countries, Effective Management and Development of Business Incubators and Accelerators
No full textSustainable urban transport index for Metro Manila and impacts of COVID-19 on mobility
No full textThe National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila is the Philippines’ economic, political, and educational center. The number of motor vehicles registered in Metro Manila increased by 38% from 2014 until pre-pandemic year of 2019. Improvements in the economy and rise in population along with the slow pace of infrastructure development has resulted to severe traffic congestion, heavy air and water pollution, lack of affordable housing, and swatch of blighted zones (JICA, 2019). JICA estimated the transport cost to be Php 3.5 Billion (USD 69.1 Million) per day in Metro Manila, with the observation that nearly all roads have reached saturation point.
Public transportation in Metro Manila is largely operated by the private sector. Although rail lines exist, there are only three (3) urban and one (1) sub-urban line operating. The most dominant mode of road-based transport is the Public Utility Jeepney along with buses, and UV express which are predominantly operated by many small to medium-scale business owners. Coupled with a lack operational standardization and strict enforcement of policies, service quality has be quite poor.
Metro Manila has been the focus of several master-planning efforts, studies, and projects due to its economic importance as the country’s capital. This is a good start for SUTI evaluation in the Philippines. For additional reports or materials on Sustainable urban transport index, please click here
Valuing and investing in unpaid care and domestic work - country case study : Cambodia
Get PDFThis case study on Cambodia enhances ESCAP’s technical and advisory assistance to its member States, in particular aligning with the ASEAN region’s efforts to bring care to the centre of public policy. The ASEAN Comprehensive Framework on Care Economy was developed with inputs from ASEAN countries and sectoral, regional and international bodies, such as ESCAP, to ensure that a care-responsive recovery strategy leaves no one behind. The scope of care in this framework takes a broad lens towards direct and relational care work (paid and unpaid) as well as other areas needed to build back better: reskilling and upskilling employability in care sectors, embracing the digital transformation of the care economy, promoting active ageing and lifelong learning, developing the creative industry and encouraging social entrepreneurship and smart cities.</p
Handbook on policies, promotion, and the facilitation of foreign direct investment for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific
No full textThe Handbook on Policy, Promotion and Facilitation of FDI for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific takes stock of the findings on and experiences with inward and outward FDI. It aims to summarize them in a convenient package that helps policymakers formulate better FDI policies and investment promotion agencies (IPAs) to better promote and facilitate FDI for sustainable development. Better FDI policies means policies that help attract higher inflows of FDI of higher quality and higher development impact across the three dimensions of sustainable development: economic, social and environmental. Better promotion and facilitation means the adoption and utilization of more effective, targeted and resource-efficient tools and instruments to attract foreign investors, and help them establish and realize their investment and subsequent operations.
The Handbook seeks to put together recommendations for both policymaking, law making, and investment promotion and facilitation based on best and good practices derived from experiences with inward and outward FDI worldwide. The Handbook is meant as a useful reference tool for policy makers, legislators and IPAs given the extensive literature on FDI that has accumulated over many years, summarizing and packaging the recommendations that have emanated from this literature and experiences with FDI attraction, promotion and facilitation both in Asia and the Pacific and in the world at large. The second edition includes updates to the trends chapter, the literature review, as well as new information on new forms of investment, digital FDI, outward FDI, special economic zones, and much more.</p
Shaping the future of regional cooperation in Asia and the Pacific
Get PDFSeventy-five years ago, the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East was established in Shanghai with the aim of helping the region rebuild from the ashes of war. At the time, many post-colonial territories in the region were also starting the arduous process of redefining themselves as independent countries. Since then, Asia and the Pacific has witnessed extraordinary economic progress. This unprecedented growth has lifted millions of people out of poverty and improved countless lives. Today, this region stands out for having some of the world’s largest and most dynamic economies. However, the region’s achievements are now threatened by the twin crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. Asia and the Pacific is also the most disaster-prone region, and inequality - of income as well as opportunity - continues to pose a formidable barrier to sustainable development. In this book, produced in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of ESCAP, experts from the region and beyond offer their takes on what ESCAP can do to help its member States build back better from the pandemic and foster an Asia and the Pacific that is greener, healthier and more sustainable
Inequality of opportunity : who are those left behind in Tuvalu
Get PDFThrough two new methodological tools, it is possible to identify the furthest behind in a range of development areas. The groups which are furthest behind are defined by common circumstances over which the individual has little or no direct control, such as their household’s wealth, their sex or their place of residence. The analysis in Tuvalu focuses on 12 indicators (8 opportunities and 4 barriers), aligned to SDG indicators, where significant inequality prevents people from fulfilling their potential, namely: access to clean fuel, basic sanitation, Internet usage, COVID-19 preparedness, early childhood education, completion of secondary and tertiary education, family planning, violence against women justified, sexual or physical violence against women, stunting in children under 5 years of age, and overweight in children under 5 years of age.</p