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Leveraging ocean resources for sustainable development of small island developing states
Get PDFThe Asia-Pacific Countries with Special Needs Development Report examines how small island developing States can leverage ocean resources for their sustainable development. It shows that these economies are not on track to reach most of the Sustainable Development Goals and that accelerated action is needed to reach them, especially given that the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will be hard felt by the people in the Asia-Pacific region. It examines how small island developing States should take full advantage of their blue economy to foster their development, focusing on two sectors, fisheries and tourism, which are important in small island developing States and which both rely on ocean resources.
This report puts forward pertinent policy recommendations to strengthen the development role of fisheries and tourism. It highlights that scaling up action for oceans is required for small island developing States to make progress towards implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Enforcing international frameworks, norms and standards is one element that will contribute to such progress; ensuring greater regional cooperation is another one. Just as the policy response to the current COVID-19 pandemic underscores the importance of coordinated and evidence-based policy measures, grounded in strong political will and commitment to sustainability, regional cooperation can help protect fisheries and enable recovery of coastal fisheries. It can also be linked to tourism by promoting a common branding for the Pacific subregion and leveraging tourism to foster further sustainable development
East Asia study (1) e-resilience
No full textChina is among the countries most severely affected by natural disasters in the world. These natural disasters affecting China feature various types, high frequencies, vast coverage and cause heavy losses. In the past five years, various natural disasters struck China frequently and affected 310 million person-times, wherein about 1,500 persons died or went missing, over nine million persons were relocated, and nearly 700,000 rooms collapsed, with direct economic losses of over CNY 380 billion
Learning materials on project management
No full textThe learning materials were developed for capacity building activities to strengthen subregional connectivity in East and North-East Asia through effective economic corridor management. ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office worked with Dr. rer. oec. habil. Norbert Wagener (Professor, WSL School of Logistics, Poznan Potsdam) in developing the learning materials.</p
Learning materials on energy transit
Get PDFThe learning materials were developed for capacity building activities to strengthen subregional connectivity in East and North-East Asia through effective economic corridor management. ESCAP East and North-East Asia Office worked with Energy Charter Secretariat in developing the learning materials.</p
Gap analysis of current crvs registration practices and mapping of potential data-sources focusing on marginalized populations in Pakistan
Get PDFThe Technical Support Unit - CRVS in Pakistan recently published, with the support of ESCAP, the report "Gap Analysis of Current CRVS Registration Practices and Mapping of Potential Data-Sources Focusing on Marginalized Populations in Pakistan". Based on reviews of the country's CRVS practices and interviews with stakeholders and beneficiaries, it aims at providing a general overview of the inclusion of marginalized group within the CRVS system.
As part of a general effort by the Government of Pakistan to develop its CRVS system, this study, by identifying some weaknesses, also highlights the areas were progress is needed. Its comprehensive approach allows to map the road to universal registration.Funding support of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and under the technical guidance of the Technical Support Unit-CRVS, Ministry of Planning Development and Special Initiatives, Islamaba
ICTs and financial inclusion : who are those left behind in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia?
Get PDFA new policy paper explores available data from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia to identify those groups that have been left furthest behind in a range of indicators. Using innovative methodologies and analytical tools, the paper reveals gaps because those who have access to basic opportunities and services, and those who don't
An overview of ICTs and sustainable development
Get PDFThis module provides an overview of the intersections between Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), drawing attention to the various dimensions and sectors in which ICTs can provide valuable support through national governments’ policies, plans and programmes. By exploring case studies of ICT applications in key sectors of development from Asia-Pacific countries, the module highlights key issues and decision points, from policy to implementation, in the use of ICTs to meet development needs. It aims to foster a better understanding of how ICTs can be used for sustainable development and for achieving the SDGs, and to equip policymakers and programme managers with a development-oriented framework for ICT-based and ICT-supported interventions. </p
Status of law enforcement on four major risk factors in the Asia-Pacific region
Get PDFEnacting and enforcing legislation on key risk factors of road safety is essential to prevent road traffic injuries and deaths. Key risk factors include speeding, drink-driving, use of motorcycle helmets, use of seatbelts. They all have great impacts on the severity of the consequences of a road crash. Although, most of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region enacted legislation on key risk factors of road safety, enforcement is still a challenge.
The infographic shows the status of law enforcement on four key risk factors in the Asia-Pacific region. The data source was the Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 published by the World Health Organization in 2018 containing data for 2016.
- Speed is a key risk factor in road traffic crashes. A vehicle that travels at high speed will increase the risk of crashes and the severity of injures. Vulnerable road users such as pedestrians, cyclists, moped riders, and motorcyclists are particularly at high risk of severe or fatal injury when motor vehicles collide with them because of their lack of protection. Manual speed enforcement remained the dominant method of enforcement in more than half of all countries in 2016. Only 18 percent of the member countries deployed automated enforcement..- The risk of involving in crash increases as blood alcohol concentration (BAC) increases. The amount of alcohol within the bloodstream is described in terms of BAC. The BAC limit not exceeding 0.05g/dl is recommended for the general population. Eighty-two percent of the member countries carried out random breath testing in 2016.- The road crash deaths of riders of motorized two- and three-wheelers are higher than other vulnerable road users, representing 29 percent and 39 percent of all deaths globally and regionally. Most of the countries reported applying motorcycle helmet law to all riders, both drivers and passengers in 2016. However, the enforcement level varied among countries.- Wearing a seatbelt reduces the risk of death among drivers and front-seat occupants by 45 percent-50 percent. In 2016, 80 percent of countries in the Asia-Pacific region had laws on seatbelts applied to drivers. The proportion of countries that reported applying seat-belt law to front-seat passengers was 75 percent in 2018.</p
The safe waste treatment for COVID-19 : lessons from the Republic of Korea
Get PDFAs of early May 2020, there are more than 3.5 million infected cases and 247 thousand dead of COVID-19 in the world. The world has spared no effort to contain COVID 19 since its initial emergence from the epicenter since last December in 2019. At the early stage of the outbreak, the Republic of Korea(hereafter ROK) was one of the countries whose number of infected cases ranked as the top five, and the virus started quickly spreading at the local and community level. However, since March 2020, there has been a significant decrease in cases nationwide. The ROK’s response to COVID-19 has received many compliments and been highlighted as a positive response model to follow. There are many aspects of the response measures, but this policy brief focuses on ROK’s management of clinical waste to prevent spreading COVID-19. It is estimated that each patient disposes of 10kg of clinical waste per day in ROK. The government of the ROK has been handling those wastes adequately, even with a sharp increase in waste over a short period of time. The purpose of this policy brief is to contribute knowledge tools and ideas on implementing relevant clinical/ medical waste management measures for the globe in fighting efficiently against COVID-19