<p>Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) which addresses a selected theme of current interest to analysts, policy makers and planners in the energy sector.</p> <p>This publication, No. 36 in the series, takes up the ...

The current status and future prospects of pesticides and chemical fertilizers utilization and its impacts on the environment and poverty alleviation in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Lao People's ...

Managing climate change caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been recognized as one of the world's greatest challenges in current times, in particular in Asia and the Pacific which accounts for most of the world's ...

<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 ...

<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 ...

<p>The study aims to provide current state of sustainable freight transport in Sri Lanka and encourages the Government of Sri Lanka and other relevant stakeholders to make freight transportation planning, policy, and ...

<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), ...