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Who is vulnerable during tsunamis? experiences from the Great East Japan earthquake 2011 and the Indian Ocean tsunami 2004
(United Nations, 2012)
<p>This paper aims to increase the understanding on mortality and people’s behavior in the case of tsunami. This study combines the lessons learnt during the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 11 March 2011 ...
Climate champions’ extended compendium of climate related initiatives : regional project list for Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2022)
<p>Ahead of COP-27, UN ESCAP, together with other Regional Commissions, partners with the incoming Egyptian Presidency of COP27 and the UN High-Level Champions for Climate Action to organize a series of five regional forums ...
Asia-Pacific trade facilitation report 2021 : supply chains of critical goods amid the covid-19 pandemic disruptions, recovery, and resilience
(United Nations, 2021)
This report reviews the impact of trade facilitation initiatives in Asia and the Pacific since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic began and discusses how to increase supply chain resilience.
<p>Supply chain ...
Asia-Pacific regional review of implementation of the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration (10—12 March 2021) : an analysis of its main findings and recommendations
(United Nations, 2022)
This report provides an overview of migration levels and trends in Asia and the Pacific, and analyses the different inputs to and outputs from the 2021 Asia-Pacific Regional Review, with a view to identifying emergent ...
Is 1.5°C within reach for the Asia-Pacific region? : ambition and potential of NDC commitments of the Asia-Pacific countries : synopsis
(United Nations, 2021)
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, yet their climate action commitments are also critical to the achievement of 1.5°C goals. So far, 49 member States of the ...
Fact sheet : women in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2014)
2022 review of climate ambition in Asia and the Pacific : raising NDC targets with enhanced nature-based solutions with a special feature on engagement of children and youth in raising national climate ambition
(United Nations, 2022)
As of August 2022, 39 out of the 49 Asia-Pacific member States included in this report, have made
carbon neutrality and net-zero pledges, and have started developing enabling frameworks to the
support implementation of ...
Premises and implications of a unified approach to development analysis and planning
(United Nations, 1976)
<p>In outlining some basic dimensions of an integrated development strategy needed to overcome the frightening problem of mass poverty in Asian countries, the study places special emphasis on people's participation in the ...
ESCAP Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness : 2020 annual report
(United Nations, 2021)
Since its establishment in 2005, the ESCAP Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness has contributed significantly to the progress made in building regional and national warning systems for coastal hazards. ...
Trade in commercial services outlook in Asia and the Pacific 2021/2022
(United Nations, 2021)
Trade in commercial services is set for a fragile recovery in 2021, after a considerable fall in 2020: Global exports and imports values are forecast to increase by just 2.7% and 1.2%, respectively, in 2021, compared to ...