ESCAP’s analytical work on managing in-land water disasters in the Aral Sea is organized in two parts. While Part I titled ‘<a href="https://repository.unescap.org/handle/20.500.12870/4394">Aral Sea, Central Asian Countries ...

This report is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 highlights the need for strategic foresight and discusses the data and methods used in the report. Chapter 2 discusses GeoAI, its evolution, features, and current state ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digital transformation and underscored its importance for mitigating the economic slowdown, sustaining wellbeing, and speeding up recovery. Governments, smart policymaking, as well ...

<p>The Government of Kazakhstan and the Secretariat of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) reached an understanding to explore options on establishing a Digital Solutions ...

<p>Mongolia is a land-locked country sharing its borders with the People&rsquo;s Republic of China and the Russian Federation. It has a population of 3.3 million, nearly 2/3 of which lives in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. While ...

Geospatial information has been providing far-reaching solutions to pressing issues facing humanity, ranging from health, education, food security, agriculture, to disaster risk reduction and resilience-building. The ...

<p>COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the world to its core. Asia-Pacific leaders are simultaneously struggling to save lives and livelihoods. Working from home, online pedagogy and telemedicine are the new normal. This has ...

The central proposition of this report is that Kazakhstan is in pole position to become the digital hub of Central Asia through the creation of a Digital Solutions Centre (DSC). Kazakhstan has already made progress towards ...

Digital technologies are transforming global economies and societies at unprecedented speed. The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to the accelerated adoption of digital technologies as governments impose strict measures ...

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll across the world and has triggered tremendous social and economic impacts, reversing hard-won development gains. There is a natural link between geospatial information and ...