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United Nations: Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Provides a historical perspective on regional energy connectivity and its implementation challenges, as well as outlining an action plan for accelerated regional energy integration to bring shared benefits to ESCAP’s…
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With energy demand in Asia and the Pacific forecast to increase by 60 per cent from 2010 to 2035, access to reliable and adequate energy services will remain a focus…
Seeks to support policymakers in promoting accessibility at a policy and practical level. It contains information on relevant global and regional mandates that support and promote disability-inclusive development and accessibility…
Introduces the Access to Physical Infrastructure Index as a tool to capture the multidimensional character of infrastructure.
Comprehensively maps out the intersections between gender and environment at the levels of household, work, community and policy. It examines gender concerns in the spheres of food security, agriculture, energy…
Reports on trends and developments in trade, investment and regional integration in the Asia-Pacific region; emerging issues in trade, investment and trade facilitation policies, and the impacts of these policies…
Features a diverse selection of case studies on innovative financing mechanisms that have been implemented across the Asia-Pacific region. The report calls for governments to provide incentives for the private…
Addresses global and regional trends and opportunities on development cooperation; the ENEA experience in development cooperation; issues and challenges of development cooperation in the subregion; and enhancing development cooperation to…
One in every six persons in Asia and the Pacific has some form of disability. This amounts to 650 million men, women and children. This publication presents the first regional…
Regional economic cooperation and integration (RECI) offers enormous potential in generating trade, growth and employment, improving social outcomes and managing environmental risks and shared vulnerabilities. This presents the possibility to…
Discusses the key contribution of transport to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific. This review looks at emerging trends in transport in the region…
This publication informs inter-governmental and inter-agency regional decision making in support of implementing the 2030 Agenda in the region. It highlights areas where progress has been made concerning Sustainable Development…
Reviews the Asia-Pacific region’s inequality trends, challenges, and achievements, and identifies policy gaps across the three dimensions of inequality - inequality of outcome, inequality of opportunity and inequality of impact.
Provides an in-depth analysis to first determine the level of achievement ipossible under the current policy regime by developing a baseline. It then identifies the gap between the baseline and…
Discusess issues of interest for the region’s countries with special needs. This report offers an analytical background for the multidimensional linkages between peace and sustainable development and attempts to categorize…
Discusses issues of interest for Asia-Pacific least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States, collectively referred to as countries with special needs (CSN). This edition offers an…
The Asia-Pacific region is home to five of the world’s ten countries most affected by climate risks. Against such a backdrop, bold and wise policies are needed to maintain growth…
South-East Asia is regularly hit by droughts. Though starting slowly, droughts can have devastating cumulative impacts. Ready for the Dry Years offers a clear analysis of this subject, assessing prospects…
The main objective of the Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2019 is to assess regional and subregional progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets. It…
Chronicles the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific’s achievements and future goals, against a backdrop of major global shifts sweeping across the economic, social and…
Highlights the infrastructure financing landscape and addresses how developing countries in the region can increase infrastructure investment by focusing on the challenges they face along topical areas. Special attention is…
Examines the state of resilience of the region vis-a-vis the Sustainable Development Goals and targets relating to disaster risk reduction. The report highlights tools and approaches for resilience-building focusing on…
Provides an analysis of the rise of non-tariff measures and its implications for Asia and the Pacific. Prepared by ESCAP and UNCTAD, the report reviews the costs and benefits associated…
Explores critical and emerging policy opportunities to realize urban sustainability for the Asian and Pacific region. The report informs policies and actions from a sustainable development perspective, putting cities at…
Provides a data-supported overview and insight for policy makers towards accomplishing seamless intermodal freight transport connectivity across key economic, social and environmental dimensions.
Produced in connection with the global midterm review of the Vienna Programme of Action for LLDCs 2014-2024, this publication explores structural transformation for poverty reduction in Asia’s landlocked developing countrites…
The so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution, the frontier technological breakthroughs such as artificial intelligence, blockchains, robotics, 3D printing, and the Internet of Things can reshape international trade. This report supports policy…
Presents a strategy towards the creation of a region-wide electricity market built on a unified grid. The report provides contextual analyses of the benefits and challenges to grid interconnection, outlines…
Offers analytical studies and policy recommendations for Pacific small island developing States to successfully manage their vast ocean resources and, in turn, maintain healthy blue economy sectors, such as coastal…
Explores the key areas around which regional platforms can rally interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral solutions for the ocean. The publication highlights the lack of data and statistics on the ocean, the…
Economic policymaking in Asia-Pacific developing countries has, understandably, long been focused on maximising economic growth, given the imperatives of poverty reduction and job creation. The 2020 survey identifies the constraints…
How do Japanese people foster spiritual awareness? This book provides a fresh perspective on spirituality by highlighting the wisdom of Japan: ‘Way’ (pronounced michi or d? in Japanese), which makes…
Despite advances in the availability and quality of geospatial information, several gaps and challenges remain on the effective use of geospatial information. To address this, this compendium demonstrates the diverse…
In support of knowledge-sharing among Member States, this publication not only provides an overview of progress towards global SDG 7 targets and regional targets under the ASEAN framework, but also…
Assesses the ambitions and progress of ESCAP member States in the achievement of global, regional and national sustainable energy objectives, and to discuss solutions to the principal challenges.
Analyses trends as well as data availability for monitoring progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia-Pacific and its five subregions. This assessment is designed to ensure that the region’s…
Proposes an illustrative ‘build forward better’ policy package for resilient post-COVID-19 economies that aims to ensure universal access to healthcare and social protection, close the digital divide, and strengthen climate…
Since early 2020, COVID-19 has triggered unprecedented and globally-synchronized health, social and economic crises. With hard-won development gains and progress in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the…
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Presents an extended analysis of the regional risk-scape based on multidisciplinary research conducted. The publication defines risk hotspots where disasters and biological hazards, climate and health emergencies - including Covid-19…
MSMEs are an important engine of economic growth and development due to their large share in total employment and their participation in production value chains and trade. As this publication…
Reviews the status of digital frontier technologies in the Asia-Pacific region. The report stresses that the policy framework for the next generation of technology and innovation should focus on creating…
Analyses the importance of effective government actions and the role of fiscal, monetary/financial and structural policies in enhancing inclusiveness, keeping in view the considerable impacts of COVID-19 on inclusiveness and…
The Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report 2022 analyses regional and subregional progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets. This publication applies a measurement framework developed…
Describes pathways to achieve more inclusive and sustainable post-pandemic recovery in Asia and the Pacific. The publication identifies elements for a common agenda centred on protecting people and planet, leveraging…
The water and energy nexus regional policy toolkit was prepared as part of the United Nations Development Account (UNDA) project on developing the capacity of ESCWA Member Countries to address…
ESCWA is implementing a UN Development Account (DA) Project on Developing the Capacities of ESCWA Member Countries to Address the Water and Energy Nexus for Achieving Sustainable Developing Goals .
Presents a broad description of Arab society and the ways in which it is changing. The publication focuses on population dynamics, household composition, family formation, housing conditions, health, education, labour…
Focusing on population dynamics, household composition, family formation, housing conditions, health, COVID19, education, labour, poverty, inequality and culture and social participation, this report presents a broad illustration of Arab society…
