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Asia-Pacific sustainable development goals outlook
Full text linkThe diversity of the issues covered by this report required the collaboration of a large community of experts and practitioners based in the region and beyond. The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) acknowledge the contributions made by more than 100 experts towards the preparation and production of the Asia-Pacific Sustainable Development Goals Outlook report
Climate change at UNDP: scaling up to meet the challenge
Full text linkClimate change is the defining human development issue of our generation. The importance of acting decisively now is highlighted in the UNDP Human Development Report for 2007/2008. The way the world deals with climate change today will have a direct bearing on the human development prospects of a large section of humanity. Failure will consign the poorest 40 percent of the world's population - some 2.6 billion people - to a future of diminished opportunity.Publicaciones Convenios ONUÍNDICE INTRODUCTION 07 | Climate Change: Context for Action 08 | UNDP and Climate Change: Review of Current Activities 12 | Scaling Up to Successfully Address Climate Change 16 | Strategic Priorities for Scaled Up Action 18 | Operationalizing the Climate Change Strategy 26 | Annex 1: UNDP Climate Change Strategy: Estimated financing required for the period June 2008 - December 2012 32 | Acronyms 36
Oil spills: How Caribbean disaster managers can prepare and respond
Full text linkThe International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) provide assistance to the WCR to improve oil pollution preparedness, response and cooperation (OPRC); this task is regionally performed by the Regional Activity Center - Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Center (RAC-REMPEITC Caribe) based in Curacao
Evaluation of the role and contribution of UNDP in environment and energy: sustainable development
Full text linkThe main purpose of this evaluation was to assess UNDP's positioning and contributions to managing environment and energy for sustainable development. The scope of the evaluation covered all programmatic and operational aspects of the environment and energy area in all UNDP's geographic regions and at the global, regional and country levels. The evaluation primarily focused on the period from 2002 to 2007. However, the evaluation also considered how events before this period shaped UNDP's approach to environment and energy. Building upon an independent and objective analysis of the past, the evaluation has provided perspectives towards how UNDP is positioned to move forwards in its environment and energy work.Publicaciones Convenios ONUÍNDICE Acronyms and Abbreviations v | Executive Summary vii | SECTION 1: CONTEXT 1. Rationale, Scope and Approach 3 | 1.1 Evaluation Issues 3 | 1.2 Evaluation Criteria 4 | 1.3 Evaluation Approach 4 | 1.4 Structure of the Report 8 | 2. Environment and Energy in UNDP 9 | 2.1 Global Context 9 | 2.2 Emerging Priorities 11 | 2.3 Goals and Objectives and Reporting on Performance 11 | 2.4 Organization 12 | 2.5 Major Partnerships 14 | 2.6 Financial Resources 16 | SECTION II: ASSESSMENT OF UNDP'S WORK IN ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY 3. Activities and Programmes 21 | 3.1 Country Programmes 21 | 3.2 Country Offices and Non-programmatic Activities 29 | 3.3 Global and Regional Levels 34 | 3.4 Mainstreaming Poverty and Environment 39 | 3.5 Strategy and Performance Reporting 45 | 4. Major Thematic Areas 49 | 4.1 Climate Change 49 | 4.2 Energy 55 | 4.3 Biodiversity 61 | 4.4 Reliance on GEF 65 | SECTION III: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 5. Conclusions 71 | 6. Recommendations 77
Universal code of environmental conduct : the gender perspective
Full text linkThe Non-governmental Organization (NGO)/Media Symposium on Communication for Environment was held at Bangkok from 10 to 16 October 1990. It was organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) concurrently with the Ministerial-level Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific. The 176 participants at the Symposium developed and adopted the Universal Code of Environmental Conduct. In October 1992, the Regional Meeting on the Role of Women in Environmentally Sound and Sustainable Development was convened under the auspices of ESCAP and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
This handbook has been produced with the aim of succinctly bringing together the rationale of both meetings. Utilizing the power of the networks and communication facilities existing among women’s groups and organizations, it is hoped to disseminate the Code so that it becomes a daily part of life for women and, through them, their families in the region. The Code is intended to serve as an inspirational statement to guide people in the Asian and the Pacific region in their daily lives in the transition to sustainable development.</p
Sectoral energy demand in the Republic of Korea
Full text linkRegional EnergyDevelopment Programme (RAS/86/136)
This study is conducted by the Energy Modelling Division of the Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI) for the Regional Energy Development Programme (REDP I Phase III I Subactivity P.1-1) implemented by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN/ESCAP), and is funded jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Korea Energy Economics InstituteFunded jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Korea Energy Economics Institut
ESCAP/UNDP manual on Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) in transport
No full textESCAP/UNDP first published its Report on Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Systems for Transport Related and Trade Facilitation Activities in 1990. In this new updated and expanded publication details are provided of the latest EDI developments as applied in the transport sector. Information is also provided on the series of EDI workshops that have been delivered by ESCAP in regional member countries to assist them with the policy planning for the introduction of EDI. Brief details have also been provide of a computerized EDI training programme developed by the Erasmus University of the Netherlands. The findings of the latest review along with guidelines for implementation are detailed in the following report.</p
Expert Group Meeting on Population, Environment and Sustainable Development : selected papers of the Pre-conference Seminar Fourth Asian and Pacific Population Conference, Jomtien, Thailand, 13-18 May 1991
No full textThe Fourth Asian and Pacific Population Conference, a ministerial level meeting, was organized jointly by ESCAP and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and hosted by the Government of Indonesia. Convened in Bali, Indonesia, from 19 to 27 August 1992, the theme of the Conference was “Population and sustainable development: goals and strategies into the twenty-first century”.
Three pre-conference seminars were organized to provide technical inputs for the Fourth Asian and Pacific Population Conference (APPC). The “ESCAP/ UNDP Expert Group Meeting on Population, Environment and Sustainable Development” was the first of the three pre-conference seminars. It was jointly sponsored by UNDP and ESCAP.
The interrelationships between population, environment and sustainable development are complex. This is because the interacting sets of phenomena come from different universes of discourse. In view of this intricate and complex subject, the seminar brought together experts, policy-makers and communication practitioners to discuss various issues and policy options. The deliberations provided an important input to the Fourth APPC, in particular to the Bali Declaration on Population and Sustainable Development. The present publication contains a selection of the papers presented at the seminar. It is intended to serve as a resources for those concerned with population, environment and sustainable development in the Asian and Pacific region.</p
แนวปฏิบัติระดับภูมิภาคเอเชียแปซิฟิกว่าด้วยการประเมินระดับท้องถิ่นโดยสมัครใจ(VLR)
No full textFull-text in Thai translated by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)As part of its follow-up and review mechanisms, the 2030 Agenda encourages member States to "conduct regular and inclusive reviews of progress at the national and subnational levels, which are country-led and country-driven". As part of this review, starting in 2016, countries have presented their Voluntary National Reviews to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Inspired by the VNRs, local and regional governments are increasingly engaging in their own subnational reviews – the Voluntary Local Reviews (VLRs), which have proven useful for cities and regions to foster SDG localization and demonstrate local governments’ capacity and commitments.
Although gaining in momentum, the VLR process does not have any official status as part of the formal follow-up and review processes hosted by the UN. There exists no specific template or official format that cities can follow if they choose to undertake a VLR. Developed in partnership with the Penang Platform for Sustainable Urbanization, the Asia-Pacific Regional Guidelines on Voluntary Local Reviews builds on existing resources and provides practical tools, checklists, and templates that local governments and other stakeholders can use when reviewing local progress against the SDGs. The content is designed to provide cities with context regarding the 2030 Agenda as well as guidance specific to the region to help them decide where to start, how to start and what to keep in mind when conducting a VLR
A future within reach : reshaping institutions in a region of disparities to meet the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific
No full textAs an advocacy document, it is intended to provide government policy makers and other development stakeholders with the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the region's progress towards the MDGs. It also offers a range of policy options for improving the region's prospects for meeting the goals, particularly those related to providing basic services on health, education, water and sanitation and to enhancing regional cooperation.The report entitled 'A future within reach: reshaping institutions in a region of disparities to meet the Millennium Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific ' is the second in a series of regional reports on the MDGs in the region. It was commissioned through a tripartite initiative of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The report was launched at the ADB Headquarters in Manila on 7 September 2005.MDG 2005 If the region is to achieve MDGs, a top priority is to ensure adequate provision of basic public services. Governments should consider an adaptive approach that can extend coverage to all and enhance the efficiency and quality of public service delivery. South-south cooperation to fully unleash the region’s potentials in trade, finance and social-environmental cooperation can be a significant boost to its efforts towards MDG
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