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Statistical newsletter. No. 50, June 1983
No full textThe Statistical Newsletter is published quarterly by the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
South and South-West Asia Development Monitor No. 3
No full textSouth and South-West Asia Development Monitor Number 3, 15 April 2012
The Development Monitor is a bimonthly electronic newsletter, launched in early 2012 (issued on a monthly basis initially), which provides an overview of the work and activities undertaken by the ESCAP South and South-West Asia Office and conferences and knowledge products of relevance to the subregion. The newsletter also provides a compilation of news and articles on themes covered by the ESCAP SSWA work programme.
Dr. Nagesh Kumar, ESCAP Chief Economist and Director of the ESCAP Subregional office for South and South-West Asia inaugurated the International Training Course on Applications of Space Technology for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Dehra Dun, Uttarkhand, India. The month-long training was organized April 9 - May 4, 2012 by the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific and is supported by ESCAP
Statistical newsletter. No. 44, December 1981
No full textThe Statistical Newsletter is published quarterly by the Statistics Division of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
SDG 13 : Climate action : take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
No full textThe Asia-Pacific region is currently not on track to achieve the SDG 13 targets. Most vulnerable countries and communities must simultaneously deal with compounding risks associated with climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. Climate change and climate-induced disasters fundamentally threaten development in Asia-Pacific, often undermining the enjoyment of all human rights, and exacerbating societal inequalities by disproportionately burdening the poor and the most vulnerable groups, including women and children, indigenous populations, gender minorities, migrants, displaced and persons with disabilities. Between 2000-2019, eight out of the top ten countries by disaster occurrence and seven out of ten countries by disaster-affected population are in Asia Pacific.
Countries in Asia-Pacific must accelerate ambitious climate mitigation and adaptation actions to safeguard impressive development gains made and to rapidly transition towards an equitable low-carbon and climate and disaster-resilient development path in green recoveries post-COVID-19. Globally, a green recovery could cut expected emissions in 2030 by up to 25 per cent and could increase the chance of keeping temperature rise to below 2-degree Celsius, up to 66 per cent, according the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2020.</p
ReCAMA regional directory of agricultural machinery manufacturers and distributors
Get PDFThis directory represents a compilation of information contributed by the members of the Regional Council of Agricultural Machinery Associations in Asia and the Pacific (ReCAMA - http://recama.un-csam.org/), a network facilitated by the Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization (CSAM) of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific with the objective of promoting sustainable agricultural mechanization in the Asia-Pacific region for attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals
Boosting sustainable investing in Asia and the Pacific by public institutional investors
Get PDFThis policy brief examines how to increase sustainable investments by public institutional investors in Asia and the Pacific. To leverage the largely untapped potential of pension funds and sovereign wealth funds in Asia and the Pacific, it calls for relaxing certain restrictions that govern their investment policies. Public institutional investors themselves should aim at adopting investment strategies that are more SDG-oriented. It also highlights specific policy issues for Asia-Pacific economies with development levels. Finally, national policymakers and multilateral development partners should strive for a long-overdue common definitions and reporting standards for sustainable investing.</p
Landscape study of inclusive business in Viet Nam
Get PDFCompanies with inclusive business (IB) models can play a strong role in supporting such structural transformation. IB models promote inclusive growth by investing in innovative, commercially viable, and growing business models that provide, at scale, relevant and affordable goods and services, or enhanced livelihood opportunities, to people living at the base of the pyramid. These businesses promote social transformations as they have a large and deep social impact. Inclusive businesses bring triple wins for companies, the poor, and for the Viet Nam society.
Following the request of the Agency for Enterprise Development under the Ministry of Planning and Investment of Viet Nam, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Inclusive Business Action Network(iBAN) have conducted the present landscape study.
The study includes a market study of current inclusive businesses in Viet Nam and an assessment of the enabling environment. It also provides recommendations for promoting inclusive businesses.</p