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ECON SOC SURVEY ASIA PAC 2005

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2005

Dealing with Shocks

Series:
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
7 Oct 2005
This year’s edition of the Survey covers present and future possible shocks and gives Governments remedies for recovery and long-term strategies. The oil price spiral, tsunami fallout, the ageing population and poverty reduction are some of the major subjects discussed. While growth is not expect...
STAT INDICATORS ASIA PACIFI V34

Statistical Indicators for Asia and the Pacific

2004 Compendium

7 Oct 2005
Issued four times a year, this publication provides data for assessing demographic and economic trends in countries and areas of the Asia and the Pacific region. Data is presented for multiple years on a month-by-month basis, to facilitate comparative studies.
REGULATIONS POLICIES LEGAL FRAMEWO

Regulations, Policies and Legal Frameworks Related to ICT

International Management Standards for ICT Development in the Greater Mekong Subregion

7 Oct 2005
The study aims to promote an awareness and appreciation of how new and emerging international management standards such as ISO 9000 (quality management systems), ISO 17799 (information security management systems) and the Capability Maturity Model (CMM) can enhance competitiveness and quality in ...
GLOBAL INTL WATERS ASSESSMT:PACIFI

Global International Waters Assessment

Pacific Islands

Series:
GIWA Regional Assessment
24 Mar 2005
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Pacific Islands region, which comprises 23 island nations or territories. In addition to highlighting the overexploitation of fish and other living resources in densely populated areas, this report emphasises the vulnerability of many of these small...
ASIA PACIF POP JRNL V19 #2 2004

Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Vol. 19, No.2, June 2004

Series:
Asia-Pacific Population Journal
11 Feb 2005
Issued quarterly, the Asia-Pacific Population Journal is an invaluable resource containing opinions and analysis by experts on important issues related to population. It provides a medium for the international exchange of knowledge, experience, ideas, technical information and data on all aspects...
PACIFIC ENVIRO OUTLOOK SPECIAL EDI

Pacific Environment Outlook

Special Edition for the Mauritius International Meeting for the 10-year Review of the Barbados Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States

25 Feb 2005
The Pacific Environment Outlook is part of a UNEP project to produce state of the environment assessments for the Caribbean, Pacific and the Atlantic and Indian Oceans Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The main objective of these reports is to highlight the state of the environment in the SI...
DEV SHIPPING & PORTS NOR EAST ASIA

Development of Shipping and Ports in North-East Asia

2 Dec 2005
With the reform and opening up of the Chinese economy and progress in structural transition of Mongolia and the Russian Federation, new opportunities for economic cooperation among the North-East Asian countries are expected to increase. It is essential that an appropriate transport and logistics...
IMPLEMENTING THE MONTERREY CONSENS

Implementing the Monterrey Consensus in the Asian and Pacific Region

Achieving Coherence and Consistency

3 Nov 2005
This study takes stock of the progress made by Asian and Pacific countries in implementing the six areas of action set out in the Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on Financing for Development. These include mobilizing domestic and international resources, international trade, f...
ELECTRIC POWER ASIA&PACIF 2001/02

Electric Power in Asia and the Pacific 2001 and 2002

2 Dec 2005
This publication and CD-ROM provides an analysis of electric power development at the regional level. Factors including electricity generation and consumption, electric power generating capacity, access to electricity, electricity prices, and renewable energy potential and development are conside...
ASIA PACIFIC IN FIGURES 2004

Asia-Pacific in Figures 2004

7 Oct 2005
This pocketbook contains statistical data for fifty-six countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The data covers population, social indicators, employment, energy, national accounts, external trade, government expenditure, finance, production, prices, land use, transport and tourism.
ASIA PACIF POP JRNL V19 #3 2004

Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Vol.19, No.3, September 2004

Series:
Asia-Pacific Population Journal
18 Nov 2005
Issued quarterly, the Asia-Pacific Population Journal is an invaluable resource containing opinions and analysis by experts on important issues related to population. It provides a medium for the international exchange of knowledge, experience, ideas, technical information and data on all aspects...
GOOD PRACTICES INFORMATION & COM

Good Practices in Information and Communication Technology Policies in Asia and the Pacific

Promotion of Enabling Policies and Regulatory Frameworks for Information and Communication Technology Development in the Asia-Pacific Region

7 Oct 2005
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are at the heart of recent economic and social transformations in both the industrialized and many developing countries. As their capabilities increase, they are being applied throughout all sectors of economies and societies. Developing countries...
GDLNS STRATEGIC PLANNING & MNGMT

Guidelines on Strategic Planning and Management of Water Resources

3 Nov 2005
At its nineteenth special session in 1997, the General Assembly called for the initiation of a strategic approach for the implementation of all aspects of the sustainable use of fresh water for social and economic purposes, including safe drinking water and sanitation, water for irrigation, recyc...
SUSTAINAB MNGMT HEADWATER RESOURC

Sustainable Management of Headwater Resources

Research from Africa and India

16 Dec 2005
Headwaters are the source of freshwater resources, the margins of drainage basins, and the first and zero order basins that surround every catchment. This book provides an understanding of current and prior situations and provides scientific analyses of local and regional headwater issues in Indi...
ASIA PACIF DEV JRNL V11 #2 12/2004

Asia-Pacific Development Journal Vol.11 No.2, December 2004

Series:
Asia-Pacific Development Journal
7 Oct 2005
The primary emphasis of the Journal is the publishing of empirically based, policy-oriented articles that can engage the attention of policy makers, academicians and researchers. The articles analyze development issues and problems relevant to the Asia-Pacific region. This issue discusses the fol...
CONFRONTING ENVIRO CHANGE EAST

Confronting Environmental Change in East and Southeast Asia

Eco-politics, Foreign Policy, and Sustainable Development

25 Feb 2005
This book is an edited collection of concise, hard-hitting essays by a group of international experts and scholars that address the politics and policy of environmental change and sustainable development in East and Southeast Asia. Case studies cover environmental diplomacy in East Asia and strat...
BULLETIN ON ASIA PAC PERSP 2004/05

Bulletin on Asia-Pacific Perspectives 2004/05

Asia-Pacific Economies - Living with High Oil Prices?

26 Sep 2008
The year 2004 has witnessed several adverse developments, including notably the oil price hike and the ongoing and geopolitical tensions in North-East and West Asia. This issue of the Bulletin on Asia-Pacific Perspectives provides a timely assessment of the confluence of several unfavorable trend...
IMPLEMENTING THE ICPD AGENDA TEN

Implementing the ICPD Agenda

10 Years into the Asia-Pacific Experience - A Status Report

Series:
Asian Population Studies Series
11 Mar 2005
This Report contains background papers on selected issues of population and development prepared by various experts in the field with a view to providing information to representatives attending the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference. The main theme of the Conference was “Population an...
IMPLEMENTING EGOV RPT

Implementing E-Government

Report of the Regional Workshop - Bangkok, 31 May - 4 June 2004

11 Feb 2005
E-government is now a central theme in information society at all levels: local, national, regional and even global. It can be defined as a transformation of public-sector internal and external relationships through use of information and communication technology (ICT) to promote greater accounta...
PERSPECT FROM THE ESCAP REGION

Perspectives from the ESCAP Region after the Fifth WTO Ministerial Meeting

Ideas and Actions Following Cancún

Series:
ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
11 Feb 2005
This publication offers in-depth expert views of trade issues and WTO negotiations and is useful for trade negotiators, trade economists and government officials. It presents a set of papers that serve three main purposes. First, it assesses the multilateral trade negotiations during and after th...
ASIA PACIF POP JRNL V19 #1 2004

Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Vol.19, No.1, March 2004

Series:
Asia-Pacific Population Journal
27 Aug 2004
Issued quarterly, the Asia-Pacific Population Journal is an invaluable resource containing opinions and analysis by experts on important issues related to population. It provides a medium for the international exchange of knowledge, experience, ideas, technical information and data on all aspects...