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After the Paris Agreement on Climate Change what is the outlook for low carbon green growth. Sustainable development has to be environmentally sound. Air pollution and land degradation affects workers' health and productivity.
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Managing Stranded Assets and Protecting Food Value Chains from Natural Disasters
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2017-05-30)
Stranded assets are those that have suffered unanticipated or premature write-downs, lost value, or turned into liabilities due to external shocks. Environmental risk factors, such as natural disasters, climate change, and water scarcity, which can ...
A Political Economy Analysis Of The Southeast Asian Haze and Some Solutions
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2017-06-05)
This paper studies the political economy of the Southeast Asian haze and discusses the obstacles that, unless overcome, could prevent a permanent and effective solution to this transboundary pollution problem, which originates in Indonesia. Following ...
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Solid Waste Management in India: An Assessment of Resource Recovery and Environmental Impact
(Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2018-04-15)This study analyses the environmental and financial sustainability of solid waste management in Indian cities. It presents an assessment of the rapidly rising volume of municipal solid waste, its changing composition, the continuing practice of mixing ... -
Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies in Asia and the Pacific
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-03-30)Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies in Asia and the Pacific is the thematic report of the Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership for 2018. Reflecting on the theme of the 2018 session of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development, ... -
Aggregate Emissions Intensity Targets: Applications to the Paris Agreement
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2018-03-30)We develop the concept of aggregate emission targets, which are goals for national emissions but do not dictate the forms of regulation used to achieve the goals. We compare aggregate emission intensity, quantity, and price targets adopted at the ... -
Reconciling Economic and Environmental Imperatives in Batam
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018-03-30)Batam’s economic growth has been nothing short of spectacular. In the 1990s, it experienced an investment boom fuelled by investments from Singapore. This lasted for two decades and transformed the economy and landscape of what was an outpost into a ... -
Fostering Green Finance for Sustaining Development in Asia
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2018-03-30)Placing the Asian economies onto a sustainable development pathway requires an unprecedented shift in investment away from greenhouse gas, fossil fuel, and natural resource intensive industries towards more resource efficient technologies and business ... -
Administrative legislation in the Philippine contractors’ industry
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2018-03-30)Among the instances of administrative legislation is the foreign ownership limitation in the contractors’ industry in the Philippines. This Policy Note revisits the manner in which this came about and recommends appropriate steps the government should ... -
Central Asia and the Belt and Road Initiative: Considerations for the Philippines
(Foreign Service Institute, 2018-02-28)The BRI seeks to build on the legacy of the traditional Silk Road as a venue for peaceful trade and harmonious cultural exchange. While the BRI is framed as a noble endeavor based on mutual benefit principle, many scholars consider the initiative as ... -
ASEAN Focus Jan/Feb 2018
(ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute, 2018-02-28)ASEAN FOCUS is a bimonthly publication providing concise analyses and perspectives on ASEAN matters. -
2017 Australia–Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue: Outcomes Report
(Lowy Institute For International Policy, 2018-02-27)The Lowy Institute hosted the fifth annual Australia–Papua New Guinea Emerging Leaders Dialogue from 12 to 15 December 2017 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The Dialogue is the flagship event of the Australia–Papua New Guinea Network, an initiative ... -
Mongolia: Environment Sector Fact Sheet
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-01-30)Mongolia’s unique landscapes support rich natural resources and rural livelihoods. However, economic growth and a growing population, combined with impacts from climate change, are contributing to the decline of its natural resources, including forest ...