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Frontiers of inclusive innovation : formulating technology and innovation policies that leave no one behind
(United Nations, 2021)
Science, technology and innovation (STI) can increase the efficiency, effectiveness and impact of efforts to meet the ambitions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The successful adoption of existing innovations ...
Transport and communication interventions in the alleviation of poverty
(United Nations, 1997)
The ESCAP secretariat undertook a review of five case studies in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and the Philippines where interventions in the transport sector contributed substantially or played a catalytic role ...
Evaluation of infrastructural interventions for rural poverty alleviation
(United Nations, 1999)
This study, undertaken by ESCAP in collaboration with the Asian Institute of Transport Development and with the financial support of UNDP, is an extension of ESCAP's work towards reducing poverty and coping with globalization. ...
Impacts of trade facilitation measures on poverty and inclusive growth : case studies from Asia
(United Nations, 2013)
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Edited by Ravi Ratnayake, Rajan Sudesh Ratna, Martina Francesca Ferracane and Yann Duval.
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In the post-crisis world, new drivers of growth are required to drive further reductions in poverty. This new ...
Microfinance for poverty reduction : building inclusive financial sectors in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2006)
The present volume of the Development Papers series addresses the subject of microfinance for poverty reduction: building inclusive financial sectors in Asia and the Pacific. In the spirit of commemorating the International ...
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 ...
Landscape study of inclusive business in Viet Nam
(United Nations, 2021)
<p>Companies with inclusive business (IB) models can play a strong role in supporting such structural transformation. IB models promote inclusive growth by investing in innovative, commercially viable, and growing business ...
MSME access to finance : the role of digital payments
(United Nations, 2022)
This paper aims to examine how digitalisation, particularly digital payments innovations and innovative payment initiatives, such as central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), can play a pivotal role in fostering micro, ...