ESCAP-EPOC
26 Oct 2012
|
SIDS Policy and Practice
23 October 2012: The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) have released the ESCAP/UNISDR Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2012, titled “Reducing Vulnerability and Exposure to Disasters.” The report was released on the sidelines of the Fifth Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
The 133-page report underscores that growing disaster risks in the Asia-Pacific region are driven by the...
15 Oct 2012
|
SIDS Policy and Practice
10 October 2012: The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) convened the “High-level Policy Dialogue on the Role of Macroeconomic Policy and Energy Security in supporting Sustainable Development in the Pacific,” from 8-9 October 2012 in Nadi, Fiji.
Participants considered how fiscal and monetary policy, through tax, subsidies, national budgets, and public investment to develop markets for the private sector to invest further in renewable energy and energy efficiency...
10 Oct 2012
|
SIDS Policy and Practice
4 October 2012: The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) has announced the launch of a five-year campaign to improve disaster risk reduction (DRR) and management, as well as to minimize the environmental costs of regional economic growth. The announcement came on the first day of UN World Space Week, observed from 4-10 October 2012.
The campaign, titled “Asia-Pacific Years of Action for Applications of Space Technology and the Geographic Information System for Disaster...
08 Oct 2012
This meeting is organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Working Group of the Council of Regional Organizations in the Pacific (CROP). It aims to identify strategic macroeconomic and energy policy options to build resilience to shocks and promote sustainable development. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/the-role-of-macroeconomic-policy-and-energy-security-in-supporting-...
30 Jul 2012
The APEF 2013 is expected to adopt a Ministerial Declaration and a Regional Action Plan outlining a regional vision for cooperation on energy security and the sustainable use of energy, and containing initiatives addressing specific needs. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/the-asian-and-pacific-energy-forum-apef-2013/ ]
