Asian development outlook 2024
Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to expand by 4.9% on average this year as the region continues its resilient growth amid robust domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports,
Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to expand by 4.9% on average this year as the region continues its resilient growth amid robust domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports,
Women in many countries use cosmetic products that lighten their skin, in pursuit of “fair-skinned beauty.” Some of the products may be harmless, but others contain potentially hazardous ingredients such
<p> Interview with Tobias Zwirner who has been the Managing Director of Phaesun GmbH since 2001 and is a Board Member of the "Alliance for Rural Electrification" (ARE), which has its headquarters
<p>This new UN report focuses on the current issues and challenges which national and local governments, the business sector and organised civil society are facing. It highlights several critical issues – demographic and economic trends, poverty and inequality, the environment, climate change and urban governance and management.</p>
<p>Through a series of nine country case studies and regional analysis, this new publication details approaches and priorities for removing key impediments and streamlining forestry investment in the Asia-Pacific region.</p>
<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm;">This new publication presents the low carbon development path for Asia and the Pacific. It shows that this region must overcome several challenges to secure the growing energy requirements needed to maintain strong development trend while at the same time pursue a low carbon development path.</div>
To make tropical forests more resilient to climate change, we need a coordinated effort to refocus conservation tools at regional and international levels. (Correspondence)
<p>Solid waste management is one of the major environmental burdens particularly in megacities of many developed and developing Asian countries. An alarming rate of solid waste generation trends can be seen parallel to urbanization, industrialization and economic development.
<p>While occupying only three per cent of the earth’s surface, the ASEAN region boasts of globally significant terrestrial and marine biodiversity that include an astonishing 18 per cent of all species assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Top News is a compilation of important environmental news topics selected by environmental experts from the Asia-Pacific region as well as by international organisations and research institutes from twenty-one countries in the region.
<p>Wetlands contribute in diverse ways to the livelihoods of millions of people. They are often inextricably linked to agricultural production<br /> systems. In many places, growing population, in conjunction with efforts to increase food security, is escalating pressure to expand