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Building e-community centres for rural development : report of the regional workshop, Bali, Indonesia, 8-14 December 2004
(United Nations, 2005)
During the last decade information and communications technology
(ICT) has experienced unprecedented growth, which has facilitated greater
flow of resources, including monetary capital, physical goods, human
resources, ...
Emerging issues of health and mortality in the Asian and Pacific region
(United Nations, 2005)
A collection of papers presented at the Fifth Asian and Pacific Conference held at Bangkok in 2002, with the main theme 'Population and Poverty in Asia and the Pacific'. It presents a summary of the situation in the region ...
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 ...
Integration of environmental and quality management systems for sustainable development
(United Nations, 2003)
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At the dawn of the twenty first century, the world is confronted
with two conflicting situations that relate to the survival and well being
of human kind – economic and scientific advances providing comfort ...
Strengthening cooperation for rational and efficient use of water and energy resources in Central Asia : special programme for the economies of Central Asia project working group on energy and water resources
(United Nations, 2004)
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Due to Central Asia’s specific geographic and climatic features and its uneven patterns of natural resource distribution and consumption, the economic potential of any country depends on the degree of efficiency ...
Building capacity for technology transfer for small and medium enterprises in least developed countries
(UN.ESCAP, 2003)
<p>The National Seminar on Building Capacity for Technology Transfer for Small and Medium Enterprises in Least Developed Countries: A Case in Nepal's Development was held in Kathmandu on 12 and 13 November 2003.</p>
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The contribution of tourism to poverty alleviation, ESCAP tourism review, No.25
(United Nations, 2005)
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Over the past few decades, the tourism industry has experienced phenomenal growth. There were 702.6 million international tourism arrivals in 2002. Tourism contributed about 10 per cent of global gross domestic ...
Prospects of feed crops in Southeast Asia : alternatives to alleviate poverty through secondary crop's development
(CGPRT Centre, 2005)
<p>A regional workshop on “Prospects of Feed Crops in Southeast Asia: Alternatives to Alleviate Poverty through Secondary Crops’ Development” was held on 14-15 September 2004 in Bogor, Indonesia, to discuss ...
Delivering on the WTO round : a high-level government-business dialogue
(United Nations, 2005)
The publication aims to provide an understanding of the WTO accession process. It considers assisting economies in transition and others in the accession process, or contemplating to start application formalities to become ...
The role of trade and investment policies in the implementation of the Monterrey consensus : regional perspectives
(United Nations, 2005)
The Monterrey Consensus underscores the central role of international trade as well as private capital flows as engines for development. In many countries, they account for much larger sources of financing for development ...