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REMOTE SENSING FOR TROPIC ECOS #8

Remote Sensing for Tropical Ecosystem Management

Proceedings of the Eighth Regional Seminar on Earth Observation for Tropical Ecosystem Management (Yangon, Myanmar, 25-29 October 1999)

4 Aug 2000
This publication summarizes the proceedings of the Seminar and presents a series of study papers on: space development; forest resource management using remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems (GIS); applications of remote sensing and GIS for natural resource management; and utilizati...
WOMEN & MEN EUROPE & NORTH 2000

Women and Men in Europe and North America 2000

4 Aug 2000
Women and Men in Europe and North America provides much needed information and analysis on the economic, political, and social differences, which still separate women and men and gives some insight into how these differences have changed in the past decades. This edition consists of two distinct ...
AFRICAN STAT YRBK 1992/93 V2 P3

African Statistical Yearbook 1992 - 1993

Vol.II, Part 3 - East & Southern Africa

Series:
African statistical yearbook / Annuaire statistique pour l'Afrique
28 Apr 2000
The 1992/93 African Statistical Yearbook presents data arranged on a country basis for 53 African countries and covers statistics on population and employment, national accounts, agriculture, forestry and fishing, industry, transport and communications, foreign trade, prices and social statistics...
!WE THE PEOPLES! THE ROLE OF THE

'We the Peoples'

The Role of the United Nations in the 21st Century

12 May 2000
For the first 45 years, the United Nations lived in the grip of the Cold War and was prevented from fulfilling some of its core missions. Now, the Millennium Summit offers the world's leaders an unparalleled chance to reshape the United Nations enabling it to make a real and measurable difference...
UNISPACE III A STRATEGY FOR INTER

UNISPACE III

A Strategy for International Cooperation to Promote Space Benefits for Humanity

18 Aug 2000
This publication is a brief overview of the background, structure, issues and strategy adopted by the 1999 conference for the utilization of space science and technology to address global issues. It calls for specific actions, and describes issues and concerns related to six themes: protecting th...
PRELIM OVERVIEW ECON LAT AMER 1999

Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 1999

Series:
Preliminary Overview of the Economy of Latin America and the Caribbean
14 Apr 2000
In 1999, Latin America was once again influenced by the adverse international economic environment, which had a decisive impact on the countries' economic policies and performance. As a consequence of the continuing decline in the prices of non-fuel commodities together with unstable and deterior...
BULLET INDUS STAT ARAB #04 1990/98

Bulletin of Industrial Statistics for the Arab Countries - Fourth Issue

Series:
Bulletin of Industrial Statistics in the Arab Region
14 Apr 2000
The data in this Bulletin were derived from national sources and specialized agencies. The Bulletin presents statistics for 19 Arab countries on gross domestic product (GDP), industrial statistics, exports and imports and main industrial products.
STAT YRBK 1997 44TH ISS

Statistical Yearbook 1997, Forty-fourth Issue

Series:
United Nations Statistical Yearbook / Annuaire Statistique des Nations Unies (Ser. S)
18 Feb 2000
A comprehensive compendium of vital internationally comparable data for the analysis of socio-economic development at the world, regional and national levels. The Yearbook provides data on the world economy, its structure, major trends and current performance, as well as on issues such as populat...
RAPPORT ECONOMIQ AFRIQUE 1999

Rapport économique sur l'Afrique 1999

La problématique de la lutte contre la pauvreté et de la viabilité économique

Series:
Rapport économique sur l'Afrique
25 Feb 2000
Cette édition du Rapport Economique sur l’Afrique (REA) est substantiellement différente des versions antérieures. Son contenu est largement réorienté afin de répondre aux besoins changeants, et d'ancrer l'analyse des économies africaines par la Commission Economique pour l'Afrique dans un cadre ...
ECON RPT ON AFRICA 1999

Economic Report on Africa 1999

The Challenge of Poverty Reduction and Sustainability

Series:
Economic Report on Africa
25 Feb 2000
The Economic Report on Africa (ERA) reviews the performance of the region's economy during the past year and considers the prospects for the short and medium term. With a special focus on poverty reduction, the publication gives an evaluation from the perspective of reducing poverty by half over ...
CEPAL REVIEW #67 04/1999

CEPAL Review No.67, April 1999

Series:
CEPAL Review
25 Feb 2000
Cepal Review is the leading journal for the study of economic and social development issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Edited by the Economic Commission for Latin America, each issue focuses on economic trends, industrialization, income distribution, technological development and monetar...
REVISTA DE LA CEPAL #69 12/1999

Revista de la CEPAL No.69, Diciembre 1999

Series:
Revista de la CEPAL
1 Oct 1999
La Revista de la CEPAL es la publicación más importante para el estudio de las cuestiones relativas al desarrollo económico y social de América Latina y el Caribe, en cada número se abordan las tendencias económicas, la industrialización, la distribución de los ingresos, el desarrollo tecnológico...
ECON SURV LAT AMER 1998/99

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 1998-1999

Series:
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
11 Feb 2000
This survey presents an overview of the regional economy and the economic performance in 1998 and the first half of 1999. It also offers individual country reports on the performance of the 20 countries of Latin America during 1998 and the first half of 1999. In addition, the Economic Survey of L...
STAT YRBK ASIA PACIF 1999

Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 1999

Series:
Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific
4 Aug 2000
This annual report includes up-to-date statistics on 56 countries of the region. A wealth of data can be found for each country on topics such as: population, manpower, national accounts, agriculture, forestry and fishing, industry, energy production and consumption, transportation and communicat...
ECON SOC SURVEY ASIA PAC 2000

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2000

Economic and Financial Monitoring and Survillance

Series:
Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific
4 Aug 2000
This survey analyzes recent economic and social developments in the region with particular emphasis on economic and social policy issues and broad development strategies. An essential resource for every multinational corporation intending to expand their business into Asia or to invest in the reg...
ASIA PACIF DEV JRNL V6 #2 12/1999

Asia-Pacific Development Journal Vol.6 No.2, December 1999

Series:
Asia-Pacific Development Journal
4 Aug 2000
The primary emphasis of the Journal is the publication of empirically based, policy-oriented articles, which can engage the attention of policy makers, academicians and researchers. The articles analyze development issues and problems relevant to the Asia-Pacific region. (The Asia-Pacific Develop...
WORLD STATISTICS POCKETBOOK 1999

World Statistics Pocketbook 1999 Edition

Series:
World Statistics Pocketbook (Ser. V)
18 Aug 2000
This handy statistical pocketbook provides an easy-to-use international compilation of basic economic, social and environmental indicators for 208 countries and areas worldwide. It covers 57 key indicators in the areas of population, economic activity, agriculture, industry, energy, international...
ASIAN PACIF REMOTE SENSING V12 #1

Asian-Pacific Remote Sensing and GIS Journal, July 1999

21 Jul 2000
This journal, published twice a year, is a collection of articles written by scientists on remote sensing, GIS development and application related to the countries and areas of Asia and the Pacific. An important aim of the publication is to serve as a source of reference for the numerous governme...
ASIAN PACIF REMOTE SENSING V11 #2

Asian-Pacific Remote Sensing and GIS Journal, January 1999

21 Jul 2000
This journal, published twice a year, is a collection of articles written by scientists on remote sensing, GIS development and application related to the countries and areas of Asia and the Pacific. An important aim of the publication is to serve as a source of reference for the numerous governme...
STAT ABSTRACT ESCWA REGION #19

Statistical Abstract of the ESCWA Region, Issue No.19

Series:
Statistical Abstract of the Arab Region
18 Aug 2000
The Abstract provides useful statistical data collected mainly at the national level. For each country of the region, statistical tables are presented on such topics as: population and human settlements, education, health, national accounts, agriculture, forestry and fishing, industry and electri...
ESTUDIO ECON AMER LATINA 1998/99

Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe, 1998-1999

Series:
Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe
26 Nov 1999
El estudio se publica en un volumen único que consta de tres partes. La primera consiste en una síntesis, publicada además como separata, en la que se presenta una evaluación de la economía regional durante 1998 y el primer semestre de 1999. En los seis capítulos restantes se analiza el desempeño...
GROWTH WITH EQUITY POLICY LESSONS

Growth with Equity

Policy Lessons from the Experiences of Selected Asian Countries

14 Apr 2000
Growth and equity are commonly shared development objectives that every country desires to achieve. However, not every country succeeds in achieving the twin objectives. The country studies on India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Thailand and the Republic of Korea presented in this publication, should help...
STAT WOMEN ASIA & PACIFIC 1999

Statistics on Women in Asia and the Pacific 1999

24 Mar 2000
This publication demonstrates how women have participated and contributed to the changes in the social and economic conditions of the region. It includes statistics on men so that an assessment of the relative status of women and men can be made and also provides a consistent set of demographic e...
UNCTAD HNDBK STAT 2000 (CD)

UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics 2000 (CD-ROM)

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Handbook of Statistics / Manuel de Statistiques de la CNUCED
14 Apr 2000
The UNCTAD Handbook of Statistics CD-ROM provides a comprehensive collection of statistical data relevant to the analysis of world trade, investment and development. This CD-ROM contains exclusive data relating to trade and development, some of which dates back to 1950. The statistics cover the f...
INVEST POLICY REV UGANDA

Investment Policy Review - Uganda

Series:
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Investment Policy Reviews
9 Jun 2000
Over the past decade, the Government of Uganda has reversed earlier policy and management failures that were destructive to the economy and the investment climate. With economic fundamentals restored, investor and donor confidence have grown. The need for Uganda to continue the momentum of recove...
ASIAN PACIF REMOTE SENSING V11 #1

Asian-Pacific Remote Sensing and GIS Journal, July 1998

4 Aug 2000
This journal, published twice a year, is a collection of articles written by scientists on remote sensing, GIS development and application related to the countries and areas of Asia and the Pacific. An important aim of the publication is to serve as a source of reference for the numerous governme...
RAPPORT SUR COMMERCE DEV 1999

Rapport Sur le Commerce et le Développement 1999

Une Reprise Fragile, Avec des Risques de Détérioration - Commerce, Financement et Croissance

Series:
Rapport sur le commerce et le développement
26 Nov 1999
L'édition française de ce rapport annuel paraît après une interruption de dix ans. Il fournit une analyse claire et cohérente des tendances d'évolution de l'économie internationale en mettant l'accent sur les pays en développement et les difficultés qu'ils ont à résoudre. L'édition 1999 contien...
INFORME SOBRE COMERCIO DESARR 1999

Informe sobre el Comercio y el Desarrollo 1999

Frágil Recuperación y Riesgos de Regresión Económica - Comercio, Financiación y Crecimiento

Series:
Informe sobre el comercio y el desarrollo
26 Nov 1999
Durante muchos años, el Informe sobre el Comercio y el Desarrollo de la UNCTAD ha analizado con claridad y coherencia las tendencias de la economía internacional, con especial referencia en los países en desarrollo y los retos a que han de hacer frente en su política económica. El Informe de 1999...
GLOBAL ENVIRO THE TWENTYFIRST CENT

Global Environment in the Twenty-first Century, The

Prospects for International Cooperation

Series:
United Nations System in the 21st Century, The
14 Apr 2000
Environmental pollution, the growing population and the range of animal and plant species are all placing a strain on the earth, threatening human health and economic well-being. This publication examines the roles of different actors in the formulation of international and national environmental...