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Urban geology of Dhaka, Bangladesh
(United Nations, 1999)
<p>Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, is one of the fastest growing cities in the developing world, where development is being done with little regard to natural, geological conditions. This study aims (a) to provide ...
Overcoming institutional constraints to implementing macroeconomic policies
(United Nations, 1997)
<p>During 1996 and 1997 the ESCAP secretariat implemented a project aimed at assisting the least developed countries in institutional development of macroeconomic policy management and coordination. The project sought to ...
Tea marketing systems in Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka
(United Nations, 1996)
<p>Country-level studies of tea marketing systems were conducted to examine the basic characteristics of the current marketing arrangements for tea, the advantages and disadvantages of these market ing systems, feasible ...
Increasing stakeholder participation using ICT : reports of the regional workshop, Bangkok, 19-24 July 2004
(United Nations, 2004)
ICT tools assist the stakeholders to receive, communicate, disseminate, store and process information and also assist them in project planning and monitoring processes. As no single ICT tool or tool set is adequate for all ...
Non-tariff measures with potentially restrictive market access implications emerging in a post-uruguay round context
(United Nations, 2000)
<p>This publication consists of an overall synthesis study presented in Part One and six country studies presented in Part Two. The studies were undertaken within the framework of a project generously funded by the Government ...
The economic impact of tourism in Bangladesh
(United Nations, 1993)
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The importance of tourism to the development of national economy is now widely recognized.
Although the economic significance of tourism is primarily lauded in terms of its contribution to foreign
exchange earnings, ...
Expert group meeting on promotion of new forms of financing for transfer, development and application of environmentally sound technologies : 15-17 November 2000 in New Delhi : report
(United Nations, 2001)
<p>This report examines new forms of financing transfer, development and application of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs). Available resources are examined for the finance of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) ...
Geology for land-use planning in tropical deltas : Greater Dhaka City (Keraniganj Upazila), Bangladesh
(United Nations, 1991)
<p>Presents geological data for land-use planning in a tropical delta, classifying the land into different geomorphic map units. The six geomorphic units are (1) channel deposit, (2) natural level deposit, (3) flood plain ...
Proceedings of the regional seminar on investment promotion and enhancement of the role of the private sector in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1994)
<p>The Regional Seminar on Investment Promotion and Enhancement of the Role of the Private Sector in Asia and the Pacific was held at Dhaka from 26 to 30 January 1993. The Seminar was organized by the Economic and Social ...
National approaches to human resources development in South Asia : proceedings of the South Asian subregional meeting of ESCAP national focal points for human resources development, Colombo, 5-8 August 1991
(United Nations, 1991)
<p>A report on the meeting which provided an opportunity for representatives of the focal points in the South Asian subregion, in their capacity as members of the ESCAP Network, to discuss national approaches to human ...