<p>As ESCAP member countries prepare for the next WTO Ministerial Conference, a sense of harsh reality pervades as they grapple with the worst economic downturn of the past half-century. The lessons emerging from the crisis ...

<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 ...

<p></p> Over the years NGOs have been recognized as significant players in the global attempt to ensure gender equality and sustainable development. They have played a valuable role in facilitating the promotion of ...

<p>The World Declaration on Education for All was a global commitment that has been taken seriously by governments of the Asia-Pacific region. There is perhaps no need to reiterate the fact that the primary responsibility ...

The past 10 to 15 years have witnessed the unprecedented growth of international tourism in many parts of the Asian and Pacific region. The considerable economic importance of tourism has been well-recognized in terms of ...

<p>This publication consists of an overall synthesis study presented in Part One and six country studies presented in Part Two. The studies were undertaken within the framework of a project generously funded by the Government ...

<p>The publication examines the implications of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) for developing countries of the ESCAP region and considers alternative scenarios as countries prepare for further multilateral ...

Presents a regional overview of tourism development in 21 countries of the region, addressing the recent significance of tourism, the economics of tourism, the sociocultural impacts and the environmental problems caused ...

The decline of oil prices starting in 1986 greatly influenced the Government of Indonesia to change rapidly its policy of relying on oil to non-oil exports as a source of foreign exchange earnings. Foreign exchange is ...

<p></p> Located on mainland South-East Asia, the Kingdom of Thailand has a total land area of about 514,000 square kilometres which can be divided into four main geographic regions. The northern region is mountainous with ...