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Role of the informal service sector in urban poverty alleviation
(United Nations, 1996)
<p>ESCAP implemented a project on the “Role of the informal service sector in poverty alleviation”, with generous financial support from the Government of Netherlands. The project focused on petty trading, ...
Organic agriculture and rural poverty alleviation : potential and best practices in Asia
(United Nations, 2002-10)
This publication presents a comprehensive global and regional overview study of the organic farming in Asia with country reports on China, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand. ...
Outward foreign direct investment and upgrading by emerging market firms in global value chains
(United Nations, 2021)
This report analyzes how emerging market firms upgrade their capabilities to become leading global competitors, suggesting the use of foreign investments as an upgrading mechanism in global value chains. The report introduces ...
Poverty, productivity and participation : contours of an alternative strategy for poverty eradication
(United Nations, 1985)
<p>The report is divided into three parts. Part I describes the poverty situation in rural Asia and the poverty-focused programmes in the five countries. Part II develops an alternative approach to poverty eradication ...
Training workshop report on : "Coastal Hazard Assessment: Applications in Risk Assessment, Management and Mitigation"
(UN.ESCAP, 2015-06-02)
<p>The overall objective of this Training Workshop is to raise the levels of awareness and understanding amongst participants of coastal hazards, in particular tsunami risk and mitigation. The workshop will address the ...
Risk assessment and mitigation within a Tsunami forecasting and early warning framework : case study Port City of Galle
(UN.ESCAP, 2015-06-20)
<p>The primary objective of this report is to present the results of a case study on tsunami risk assessment and management for a coastal city, on this occasion for the port city of Galle in the southern province of Sri ...
Agricultural development of Thailand
(UN.ECAFE, 1955)
<p>This study has been undertaken by the joint ECAFE/FAO Agriculture Division in accordance with the work programme approved by the Commission at its Tenth Session (E/CN.11/378). It seeks to present the salient features ...
Tsunami wave height forecasting at coastlines with complex geometries : an integrated approach for the analysis of results from early warning systems and inundation modelling for risk assessment
(UN.ESCAP, 2015-06-20)
<p>A Tsunami Warning System must alert all persons on every vulnerable coast of imminent danger, covered by the system. The response of such a system must be rapid (as soon as possible), accurate (minimize false warning), ...
The state of social enterprise in South East Asia
(United Nations, 2021)
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The British Council, supported by United Nations ESCAP, in collaboration with HSBC and Social Enterprise UK, has collected data since 2017 together to produce a comprehensive, comparative social enterprise landscape ...