The "Disability at a Glance: a Profile of 28 Countries and Areas in Asia and the Pacific" is a compilation of disability-related data and information from the following 28 countries and areas: five from the East and ...

This paper aims to map a regional information and communications technology ICT policy framework and legislation environment from a gender perspective and draw recommendations directed to narrowing the gender digital divide ...

<p>The main principle for the sustainable development of water resources is that the rate of extraction both from ground and surface water sources should not exceed the rate at which the resource is renewed and its extraction ...

<p>The Symposium on Tourism Promotion in the Asian Region was organized by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) at Hangzhou, China, from 12 to 15 November 1990 in collaboration with the China ...

<p>This report examines the potential of cross-border ventures in Asia in motor vehicle industry: motorcycles, cars, trucks and buses and their components. The production chain and the issues of technology and technology ...

<p>Much of the Asian and Pacific region is inexorably and rapidly becoming older, along with the rest of the world. What is popularly known as the &ldquo;greying&rdquo; or ageing of populations is changing the face of the ...

This publication reviews the current situation of the automobile industry sector in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines and Thailand. Best practices and major policies related to promoting ...

<p>The Mineral Resources Section of ESCAP in re[1]viewing industry data noted that minerals such as rutile, ilmenite, zircon and monazite were experiencing a strong demand and increasing prices especially during 1985. ...

This publication is the fifth in the new series of the ESCAP secretariat?s publications on mineral concentrations and hydrocarbon accumulations in the ESCAP region. The objective of this series is to make an inventory and ...

<p>This report has been prepared as the background information to be used for the regional congress of local authorities for development of human settlements in Asia and the Pacific, which is to be held from 9th&mdash;16th ...