ESCAP-EPOC
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...
16 Jan 2012
The 67th session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) will comprise two parts. The senior officials segment, which will be held from 19-21 May 2011, will prepare for the ministerial segment, which will be held from 23-25 May 2011. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/67th-session-of-unescap/ ]
16 Jan 2012
This gathering of ministers of environment and of development is an agenda-setting forum to assess the state of sustainable development, identify regional perspectives and priorities, and decide concerted actions in response to imperatives posed by global and regional environment challenges. It is co-organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The event is based on the recognition that the Asia and Pacific region continues to face persistent development...
16 Jan 2012
This meeting will be convened by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), and will review progress made in implementing the Mauritius Strategy for the Further Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which covers the decade 2005-2015. A regional synthesis report, which assesses the countries’ achievements so far and proposes a...
