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2022 review of climate ambition in Asia and the Pacific : raising NDC targets with enhanced nature-based solutions with a special feature on engagement of children and youth in raising national climate ambition
No full textAs of August 2022, 39 out of the 49 Asia-Pacific member States included in this report, have made
carbon neutrality and net-zero pledges, and have started developing enabling frameworks to the
support implementation of their commitments. However, very few of these pledges are supported by
updated and ambitious NDC commitments that will scale down greenhouse gas emissions to keep
global warming within 1.5°C pathway . The Asia-Pacific region will only be able to drive ambitious
climate action when such pledges are supported with higher ambition of NDC commitments.
Since COP26, 13 countries have updated their approach to fight climate change. Progress is being
made across different subregions, and by countries with different income levels. While there is some
progress in developing synergies between green growth, development strategies and long-term low-
emissions strategies, more can be achieved during the NDC updates process, which can start any time
with a final submission in 2025. Indeed, those Asia-Pacific countries that have included innovation
and roll out of decarbonization technologies will be at an advantage during the implementation of
their commitments.
Given the current volume of greenhouse gas emissions in the Asia-Pacific region, it is important
to focus on removing the barriers to decarbonization of key and carbon-intensive sectors through
phasing down and phasing out coal, reducing dependence on other fossil fuels, scaling up
penetration of renewable energy resources and e-mobility, and enhancing energy efficiency, as well
as encouraging low-carbon recovery from COVID-19 pandemic, which can create jobs and contribute
to sustainable economic revival.
With the current turmoil in energy markets and fast declining costs of renewables, now is the time
for Asia-Pacific countries to aggressively scale up investments in renewable energy production and
improve energy efficiency in order to enhance decarbonization efforts substantially.
Additional opportunities to scale up decarbonization and enhance current NDC commitments as
recommended by the Glasgow Climate Pact, include increased investments in nature-based solutions
(NbS), and ensuring protection of that natural wealth, which can help reduce the gap between the
current NDC commitments and the required greenhouse gas emissions reductions to keep global
warming within 1.5°C pathway. Most governments in the Asia-Pacific region have indicated, in their
NDCs, that the delivery on nature-based solutions (NbS) is contingent on external financing. However,
international financing for NbS is contested and limited.
Further, in recent years, youth and children have begun to recognize their potential as agents for
raising climate ambition and are voicing their concerns regarding current insufficient climate action.
This prompts governments to ensure that the youth and children can take a seat at the decision-
making table, and that their concerns are taken into account when reviewing the next steps for NDC
commitment
Presentation. ИНВЕСТИЦИИ В СТАРТАП. Capacity Building for SPECA Countries, Effective Management and Development of Business Incubators and Accelerators
No full textPresentation. Kazakhstan Agency for International Development KazAID : released projects on digitalization in Central Asian countries. 2022 SPECA Economic Forum
No full textTheme: Greener and Safer FutureSession 5: Digital Transformation – Leveraging digital opportunitie
Report. Ad Hoc Session of the SPECA Governing Council
No full textThe Governing Council of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) will hold its 17th session on 18 November 2022 as hybrid session with in-person and online participation. Under the chairmanship of Kazakhstan, seven SPECA participating countries, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will discuss the outcomes of 2022 SPECA Economic Forum and adopt its conclusions and recommendations.At its 17th session on 18 November 2022, the SPECA Governing Council decided to organize an ad hoc session as a follow-up event to the 2022 session of the SPECA Governing Council. The ad hoc session of the Governing Council of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) was held on 9 December 2022 in a virtual modality. The ad hoc session was jointly organized by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Chair country of SPECA in 2022, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Programme of work of the SPECA WG on ITSD for July 2022 – December 2024. Third Session of the SPECA Working Group on Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development
No full textMeeting Evaluation. Expert Group Meeting on Innovation an Technology for Sustainable Development, and Third Session of the SPECA Working Group on Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development
No full textPresentation. Towards industrial policies to support technology upgrading for sustainable development in Central Asia (SPECA Region). Webinar on New Approaches to Innovation Policy in the Transition Economies of the SPECA Sub-region
No full textForeign direct investment trends and outlook in Asia and the Pacific 2022/2023
No full text- Despite global geopolitical and economic pressure, Greenfield investments in the Asia-Pacific have remained resilient, growing by 6 per cent in 2022. - Completed M&A deals in the Asia-Pacific have decreased significantly by 70 per cent in the first three quarters of 2022.- At the subregional level, only the South and South-West Asia and the Pacific subregions recorded significant growth in attracting Greenfield FDI, at 290 per cent and 54 per cent, respectively. However, growth in both subregions was highly uneven, with India and Australia receiving the lion's share of FDI in each respective subregion.- For the first time, India outpaced China and became the largest destination and source of Greenfield FDI in Asia and the Pacific in 2022, receiving US 35 billion in outward FDI.- Intraregional Greenfield inflows, as a share of total inflows, have dropped to 16 per cent in the region. ASEAN member States attracted the largest share (43 per cent).- The semiconductor subsector attracted close to US$ 37 billion in Greenfield investments in the first three quarters of 2022, which was by far the largest.</p
Policy guidebook : harnessing digital technology for financial inclusion in Asia and the Pacific
No full textThe significance of strengthening economic growth and sustainable development through financial inclusion is critical for the Asia-Pacific region. Harnessing the advent of digital technology to enable financial inclusion is one of the most promising opportunities to bring millions of unserved and underserved people across the region into the formal financial sector. This is especially true for people who are living at the base of the economic pyramid (BoEP) and for women, who are disproportionately marginalized.
However, while the promise of digital finance is appealing, the introduction of digital services does not solve many of the root causes of financial exclusion and also creates new challenges for those at the BoEP. Policymakers and regulators have an important role to play to ensure that digital services are delivered responsibly and that they are achieving the desired outcomes including enhanced resilience and economic opportunity for women and other disadvantaged groups.
This policy guidebook aims to support the region’s policy makers and regulators to capitalize on the opportunity to harness digital technology as an effective means to advance financial inclusion and enhance the wellbeing of those at the BoEP, including women.</p
The SME law and its impact on women entrepreneurs in Viet Nam
Get PDFWith the aim to strengthen the policy and legal environment for women-owned enterprises, the report uses multiple assessment methods to evaluate the extent of impact of the SME law on women-owned enterprises and provides policy and programmatic recommendations.</p