<p>This handbook explains the techniques, methodologies and best practices for using geospatial information in support of decision making for disaster risk management. The focus is on specific hazards. While space-based ...

The Annual Report 2014 outlines the work programme and activities of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific through case studies and highlights during 2013-2014. It includes reporting of successes, ...

<p></p> At the sixty-eighth session of the Commission, in 2012, the Bangkok Declaration on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in Asia and the Pacific was endorsed, which promoted a comprehensive view of regional ...

The exploitation of the vast renewable energy resource base to augment energy supply has been a major issue in developing countries of the ESCAP region, particularly in the rural areas. Methods and technologies to develop ...

Self-help organizations of people with disabilities are weak compared with other NGOs that have emerged during the same period, particularly those dealing with the environment or with women&rsquo;s and children&rsquo;s ...

This study is part of an annual series, developed by the Information and Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division of ESCAP. It provides a yearly overview of natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region ...

A collection of papers discussing prospects and problems of economic cooperation in order to encourage the development of the transitional economies and of the North-East Asian subregion. Papers are presented at the Expert ...

<p>The publication presents an analysis of the factors underlying intraregional trade flows in the Asia and Pacific region, identifying obstacles, constraints and reasons for success in some countries including policy ...

<p>This publication addresses issues related to the development of both fuel and non-fuel land and marine minerals in the North-East Asia. The publication examines the current status and trends of minerals development in ...

Emerging Trade Issues for Policymakers in Developing Countries in Asia and the Pacific is the second volume arising from the Macao Regional Knowledge Hub research workshop series associated with an ESCAP project generously ...