ESCAP-EPOC
02 Apr 2012
This meeting is co-organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Government of Nepal, and will seek to: consider government, civil society, and private sector perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in integrating the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in national development strategies; share experiences from good practices and lessons learned in the Asia-Pacific region; and identify concrete action plans to integrate MDGs in national...
16 Mar 2012
The UN Economic Commission on Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will host a meeting on the theme "Sharing knowledge to improve MDG monitoring and reporting". The meeting is expected to be attended by delegates from all five UN regional commissions, experts from specialized international agencies and representatives from some national statistics offices from each continent. The purpose of the meeting is to share successful experiences of monitoring the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),...
29 Feb 2012
The second Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum is being organized by the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (Adaptation Knowledge Platform) and the Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (Adaptation Network). The Forum aims to provide an opportunity for participants to share frontline findings and innovations, opportunities and challenges in mainstreaming climate change adaptation into development. The Forum will focus on "Adaptation in Action," signifying a shift...
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 February 2012: The UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have released a report asserting that the challenges of resource constraints in the Asia-Pacific region are more serious than anywhere else, and proposing strategies for changing economic incentives to promote a green economy. The report was prepared as part of preparations for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20)....
16 Jan 2012
The Asian and Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the UNCSD, in preparation for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), will be hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea and organized by ESCAP in collaboration with UNEP and the Asian Development Bank. In addition to the formal regional preparatory meeting, an event on "Capacity building on Rio+20 and effective engagement with UNCSD," organized by DESA, also will take place on 19-20 October; and a Major...
