• Advancing enabling policy environments for inclusive businesses in ASEAN 

      UN.ESCAP; Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); Inclusive Business Action Network (iBAN); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) (United Nations, 2019)
      The objective of this publication is to inform policymakers and other stakeholders on the development of new business models that support sustainable and inclusive development. The new forms of enterprises allow markets ...
    • Analytical approaches to evaluating preferential trade agreements 

      Gilbert, John (United Nations, 2017)
      Among the most notable recent developments in the trading environment of the Asia-Pacific region has been the proliferation of preferential trading arrangements (PTAs). Many of the agreements are bilateral, involving ...
    • Data collection and mobility assessment report on sustainable urban transport index and impacts of COVID-19 on mobility : Pekanbaru City, Indonesia 

      Ikhsan, Muhammad (United Nations, 2020)
      Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau Province, is located about 950 Kilometers Northwest of Jakarta, and the third largest city in Sumatra Island. Economic structure of the city is dominated by three major fields. They are whole ...
    • Design Thinking Workshop : Naga City, Philippines, 10 –11 May 2017 

      GmbH, denkmodell; Jung, Dirk; Bösemüller, Désirée (United Nations, 2017)

      GIZ is implementing the Regional Project “Integrated Resource Management in Asian Cities: the Urban Nexus” or – in brief – “GIZ Nexus”. The project is commissioned by German Federal ...

    • Landscape study of inclusive business in Cambodia 

      UN.ESCAP; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); Inclusive Business Action Network (iBAN) (United Nations, 2020)

      Companies with inclusive business (IB) models can play a strong role in making economic growth in Cambodia more inclusive and beneficial to poor and low-income people. Inclusive business models provide goods, ...
    • Landscape study of inclusive business in Malaysia 

      UN.ESCAP; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); Inclusive Business Action Network (iBAN); European Union (EU); Malaysia, Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives (United Nations, 2021)

      Malaysia is in the process of developing its new 5-year national development plan, the 12th Malaysia Plan 2021-2025 (RMKe-12), which seeks to promote shared prosperity. The Government, through the National Entrepreneurship ...

    • Landscape study of inclusive business in Viet Nam 

      UN.ESCAP; European Union (EU); Inclusive Business Action Network (iBAN); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (United Nations, 2021)

      Companies 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 ...

    • Morgenstadt benchmarking and city development concepts : integrated resource management in Asian cities : the urban nexus and sustainable urban governance 

      Heydkamp, Constanze; Braun, Steffen; Radecki, Alanus von (Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO), 2014)

      This report examines governance aspects in relation to food, water, and energy security in three nexus partner cities: Ulaanbaatar, Da Nang, and Korat. The study produces city-specific profiles that serve to develop ...

    • National cooling action plan methodology : holistic methodology for developing a national cooling action plan 

      UN.ESCAP; Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE); Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Birmingham University; Energy Foundation China; Sustainable Energy for All (SEForALL); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); World Bank; Heriot-Watt University (United Nations, 2021)
      This document presents a holistic methodology for developing a National Cooling Action Plan (NCAP) that can be adapted to fit a country's specific context and priorities. The Methodology outlines a process that is within ...
    • National dialogue on the urban nexus in Thailand, Bangkok, 19 March 2015 : report 

      UN.ESCAP; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI); German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) (United Nations, 2015)
      The National Dialogue on the Urban Nexus in Thailand took place on 19 March 2015, in Bangkok, Thailand, and was organised by ESCAP in partnership with GIZ. The National Dialogue was organized in the context of the project ...
    • National policy dialogue on the urban nexus in Indonesia, Jakarta, 26 October 2015 : report 

      UN.ESCAP; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI); German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) (United Nations, 2015)
      The National Policy Dialogue on Urban Nexus highlighted the relevance of the urban nexus approach for Indonesia and allowed discussing key challenges and opportunities related to its adoption, including in terms of financing ...
    • Second national dialogue on the Urban Nexus in Thailand Bangkok, 2 March 2017 : report 

      UN.ESCAP; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI) (United Nations, 2017)
      The Second National Dialogue on the Urban Nexus in Thailand took place on 2 March 2017, in Bangkok, Thailand, and was organised by ESCAP in partnership with GIZ. The National Dialogue was organized in the context of the ...