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Wind-powered water pumping in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1991)
<p>Historically, wind energy has been used in many parts of Asia and the Pacific to supply power for various purposes, including water pumping. The potential for application of wind-powered waler pumping, as a cost-effective ...
Sustainable development of water resources in Asia and the Pacific : an overview
(United Nations, 1997)
<p>The main principle for the sustainable development of water resources is that the rate of extraction both from ground and surface water sources should not exceed the rate at which the resource is renewed and its extraction ...
Women in upland agriculture in Asia : proceedings of a workshop held in Chiang Mai, Thailand January 31 - February 3, 1995
(CGPRT Centre, 1996)
<p>Proceedings of the workshop with country papers and case studies from the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand discussing women and upland agricultural production and farming system.</p>
<p>The study Women ...
Human resources development : intersectoral coordination and other issues
(United Nations, 1992)
Notes that the distinctive feature of the Jakarta Plan of Action is its integrated-thematic approach where the major issues associated with the development of human resources development are classified under the three major ...
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 ...