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Urban environmental governance for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific : a regional overview
(United Nations, 2005)
In the ESCAP region, the urban population is expected to reach 2.23 billion by 2020, constituting 55 per cent of the region's total projected population and making it the largest urban population in the world. As rapid ...
Export competitiveness and sustained economic recovery
(United Nations, 2001)
This publication focuses on export competitiveness policy for sustained economic growth and recovery in the ESCAP region and reviews recent economic and trade developments. The impact of regionalism, multilateralism and ...
Incorporating sustainable development considerations into economic decision making : the case of Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
(United Nations, 1996)
<p>This publication examines the situation in the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu with regard to two specific areas of development: urbanization and energy requirements.</p>
<p>Chapter 1 deals with the process of urbanization, ...
Major development themes for Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1994)
<p>The present paper sets out the broad economic and social development context within which Asian and Pacific education issues should be identified, addressed and resolved. It docs so by examining the regional scenario ...
The information sector and urban poverty alleviation in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1995)
<p>Urbanization is on the rise in most developing countries of the Economic and Social Commission forAsia and the Pacific (ESCAP) region, supported by both migration from rural to urban areas and natural population growth. ...
Asia-Pacific population policies and programmes : future directions : report and key future actions of a high-level meeting
(United Nations, 1998)
<p>The High-level Meeting to Review the Implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Bali Declaration on Population and Sustainable Development and to Make ...
Technology promotion : experience of selected Asian countries
(United Nations, 1995)
<p>The Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) is actively engaged in strengthening technology transfer capabilities of member countries of the Economic and Social Commission of the Asia and Pacific ...
Strengthening of regional cooperation in human resources development in Asia and the Pacific : with special reference to the social implications of sustainable economic growth
(United Nations, 1995)
<p>The Commission, at its fiftieth session in April 1994, decided that the theme topic for the fifty-first session of the Commission would be "Strengthening regional cooperation in Asia and the Pacific, with special reference ...
The Asian and Pacific input to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, Brazil, 1992
(United Nations, 1991)
<p>The Ministerial-level Conference on Environment and Develop­ ment in Asia and the Pacific held at Bangkok in October 1990 reviewed the state of the environment in the region and examined the implications of global ...
Policy options and strategies for effective implementation of the Hyogo framework for action in Asia and the Pacific : innovative strategies for flood resilient cities
(United Nations, 2009)
<p>This report consists of four sections: 1) An overview of issues and challenges in managing urban flood risks which reviews socio-economic impacts of flooding. Impacts of urban development on flood risks are described ...