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Humanitarian Emergencies and Warlord Economies in Liberia and Sierra Leone examines the correlations between humanitarian emergencies and political economies of these failing states. The publication...

Health Status and Health Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa discusses the main changes in infant, child and maternal mortality which have occurred over the period 1960-1995. It also analyses the main...

War, Hunger and Displacement uses econometric methods and case-study evidence to examine the political economy of complex humanitarian emergencies, multidimensional crises characterized by warfare...

This study re-examines the rationale for development aid; revisits the development debate that accompanied its growth; and draws conclusions for aids' performance which may influence the future. The...

This study looks at the performance of exports in Chile for the period 1960-1995. It identifies the main trends in the growth of exports and attempts to assign responsibility to various factors for...

South-North Challenges in Global Forestry addresses the types of transitions operating in global forestry and evaluates the significance of trends. The publication is part of an applied research and...

The present study examines privatization in transition economies of Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. It addresses trade-offs in the choice of privatization methods, the choice...

This publication examines the impact of the transition to a market economy on health and education in transitional Asia, with particular focus on Vietnam. Several lessons emerge from the empirical...

In analyzing Viet Nam's recent economic adjustments, this publication discusses that country's macroeconomic instability and the evolution of privatization and industrial policy. It also addresses the...

Provides guidance to governments in formulating and adapting national policies and programmes, studies problems caused by natural disasters and long-term effective measures to mitigate their effects.

This report presents state-of-the-art water quality monitoring programmes and an overview of monitoring water quality in the Asian and Pacific region. Country status reports on drinking water quality...

This investigative report identifies the aspects of urban flooding common and peculiar to particular urban areas in Asia and gives recommendations on solving the consequential problems of flooding in...

This publication gives an in-depth assessment of current preparedness programmes, forecasting systems and operational methods for water-related natural disaster reduction in the ESCAP region. Numerous...

This publication offers an in-depth discussion of state-of-the-art water quality monitoring programmes in the region. Included are status reports by country, technical and scientific reports on...

This publication places the issue of water resources in the wider context of sustainable development. Water resources experts from the region report on water quality, supply, flood and environment...

The ever-increasing demand for water by a growing population and expanding industrial and agricultural activities are placing a heavy burden on existing water resources in the Asian and Pacific region...

We are shown here how the use of computers for groundwater studies can help in the proper assessment, development, efficient use and management of water resources for many future years. Also of great...

This report of the expert group meeting reviews: the status of protection of water resources, water quality and aquatic ecosystems in the ESCAP region; strategies and methodologies for effective...

An invaluable publication for all, especially those involved with international organizations, containing an analysis of water resources availability and use and, an overview of future water demand.

Water demand management is recognized as being increasingly important in the Asia-Pacific region. One strategy towards effective water demand management is to establish and implement appropriate water...