Reports
Recent Submissions
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Report on sustainable urban transport index : Bukhara, Uzbekistan
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Urbanization in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 1985)Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific adopted resolution 46/2 of 13 June 1990 on urbanization strategies in the ESCAP region — towards environmentally sound and sustainable development and management ...
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Asian Highway Database
(United Nations, 1996)During the formulation of the Asian Highway (AH) network undertaken from 1993, it was observed that road conditions in countries varied and often substantially. In some countries, substandard sections affected road transport ... -
Operationalisation of the Pacific Islands internet exchange incorporated
(UN.ESCAP, 2024-12-12)In support of implementing the ESCAP resolution 79/10 titled, “Promoting digital cooperation and inclusion through the Action Plan for Implementing the Asia-Pacific Information Superhighway Initiative, 2022–2026,” the ...
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Recommended Actions for Promoting Digital Trade Integration in Kazakhstan
(UN. ESCAP, 2024-12)This report outlines a National Action Plan designed to enhance Kazakhstan's digital trade integration within the Asia-Pacific region. Addressing gaps in digital trade policies will foster a more competitive and transparent ... -
Agricultural price instability impacts programmes and policy options: asian experience
(United Nations, 1989)In the 1980s, world prices of major agricultural products declined sharply. Some of these products were food grains (rice, wheat), cash crops (tea, maize, cassava, sugar), edible oils (palm oil, coconut oil, groundnut ...
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Navigating digital trade towards sustainable development : empirical insights and policy implications
(UN.ESCAP, 2024-12)Digital trade is transforming the global economy, creating opportunities to advance sustainable development and drive inclusive growth. This report examines the relationship between digital trade and the Sustainable ...
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Prospects for container shipping and port development (South Asia subregion)
(United Nations, 1993)The objective of this study is to provide a context for planning decisions facing governments, shipping lines and port authorities in the South Asian subregion and the Islamic Republic of Iran. It does this by providing ...
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Trans-Asian railway route requirements : preliminary study on development of trans-Asian railway in the Southern corridor of Asia-Europe routes
(United Nations, 1996)The development and strengthening of intraregional and interregional transport and communications linkages is among the major objectives for Phase II (1992-1996) of the Transport and Communications Decade for Asia and ...
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R&D community-enterprise cooperation in technological research and commercialisation of results
(United Nations, 1995)The experiences of developed countries indicate that technological changes have occurred mainly as a result of interactions between enterprises, research and development (R&D) and market forces. The nature of cooperation ... -
Small farmer group marketing in Asia
(United Nations, 1983)The case stories presented here were purposefully written from the point of view of a small farmer leader whose group had successfully undertaken a marketing activity. The stories were to be used to train small farmer ... -
Economic liberalization and rural poverty : a study on the effects of price liberalization and market reforms in Asian developing countries
(United Nations, 1996)Reports on the studies in the six countries of the region: China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam; focusing on: 1) the relationship between market reforms and agricultural prices; 2) the impacts of price ... -
Inter-country co-operation in agriculture machinery manufacture and popularization
(United Nations, 1984)The programme of agricultural mechanization has been accorded a high priority by ESCAP for more than 15 years. The establishment of the Regional Network for Agricultural Machinery (RNAM) in 1977, with eight participating ...
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Coastal environmental management plan for Macajalar bay area
(United Nations, 1996)The coastal environment and ecosystems have been the most exploited and in many instances abused areas in the country. They are the centres of human settlements and various competing socio-economic endeavors. Thus, the ...
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Review of developments in transport and communications in the ESCAP region 1990
(United Nations, 1990-02)The topics described in the present review have been adapted in the light of the comments expressed by the Committee on Shipping, Transport and Communications at its recent session held at Bangkok, from 17-21 December ...
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Geology of Tin Deposits in Asia and the Pacific: Mineral Concentrations and Hydrocarbon Accumulations in the ESCAP Region
(Springer-Verlag, 1988)This paper is primarily for those concerned with the search for and exploitation of tin deposits: facts are presented rather than hypotheses. A classification of tin deposits is necessary before the major types can be ... -
Targeting transformative disaster risk resilience in South and South-West Asia : Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2024 for ESCAP Subregions
(UN.ESCAP, 2024-12-08)The “Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2024” highlights the growing severity of climate-related disasters in South and South-West Asia, driven by climate change and impacting millions of lives, economies, and ecosystems. ...
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Report of the Intergovernmental Committee on Trade Expansion Programme and Summary Record of Meetings of the Trade Negotiations Group
(United Nations, 1976)In the Kabul Declaration by the Fourth Council of Ministers on Asian Economic Co-operation convened at Kabul, Afghanistan, in December 1970, the Council of Ministers announced its decision, inter alia, “to establish an ...
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Feminist Finance Forum 2024 : key takeaways, highlights and recommendations
(UN. ESCAP, 2024-12-04)The Feminist Finance Forum is ESCAP’s regional conference designed to drive momentum towards a feminist financial ecosystem in Asia and the Pacific. ESCAP hosted the second Feminist Finance Forum on 7-8 May 2024, during ...
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Strengthening financing for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific : a discussion of selected policy areas
(UN.ESCAP, 2024-11)This paper provides background information for the discussions at the High-Level Regional Consultation on Financing for Development in Asia and the Pacific, to be held in Bangkok and online on 17 and 18 December ...
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