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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 ...
Policy framework on space information products and services for disaster management
(United Nations, 2004)
Since 2002 a series of activities have been organized by the UNESCAP secretariat on the use of space technology for disaster management under the Regional Space Applications Programme for Sustainable Development for Asia ...
Remote sensing for tropical ecosystem management : proceedings of the eighth regional seminar on earth observation for tropical ecosystem management, Yangon, Myanmar, 25-29 1999
(United Nations, 2000)
<p>The Eighth Regional Seminar on Earth Observation for Tropical Ecosystem Management was held at Yangon, Myanmar, from 25 to 29 October 1999. This regional seminar is organized annually by the National Space Development ...
Proceedings of the regional meeting of directions/heads of consulting firms on the provision of technology management and other services, New Delhi, 23-27 September 1991
(United Nations, 1991)
<p>In September 1990 ESCAP convened the TCDC Workshop on Strengthening and Development of Engineering Design and Consultancy Services for the Promotion of TCDC/ECDC (Technical Cooperation among Developing Coun-tries/Economic ...
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) ...
Strategies for the technological transformation of selected Asian and Pacific economies through regional cooperation
(United Nations, 1994)
<p>This publication is a compilation of materials that provide an insight into the difficulties faced by both the public and private sectors and the benefits they derive in managing technology assessment programmes in their ...
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 ...
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 ...
Measuring ICT for development and building of the information society in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2009)
One of the major achievements of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was the global discussion, agreement and partnership towards the internationally agreed information society indicators with a view to ...
Towards regional cooperative mechanisms for managing floods and drought in Asia and the Pacific using space technology
(United Nations, 2003)
The disaster management community, especially in developing countries, would possibly have managed floods and drought better, had space applications been put to use more effectively. Earth observation satellites, which ...