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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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What Would the European Court of Human Right’s Köksal vs. Turkey Decision Mean?
(Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey, 2017-06-30)The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) publicly announced on June 12, 2017, an important decision which would greatly affect the legal developments that which have taken place following the July 15 coup attempt. In this unanimously given decision, ... -
Guidance to the Chemicals in Products (CiP) Programme for non-governmental organizations representing the public interest (NGOs)
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2017-06-27)Chemicals have been recognized as benefit as well as problem for many years. Hazardous chemicals in consumer products pose unnecessary and avoidable health risks to all consumers, although some groups, such as children, adolescents, pregnant women, and ... -
Marine Environmental Governance in the South China Sea
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2017-06-05)By meeting the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 14 on Life Below Water, parties in the South China Sea can enhance transboundary partnerships for a more sustainable approach to marine environmental governance. -
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 ... -
Peat Policy and Its Implications on Value Chains of Indonesian Palm Oil
(Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, 2017-05-30)Palm oil and its derivative products are strategic commodities that play an important role in the economic development of Indonesia which, along with Malaysia, is a major exporter to the global markets. Global as well as national demands on crude palm ... -
Mapping the cotton value chain in Pakistan: A preliminary assessment for identification of climate vulnerabilities & pathways to adaptation
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2017-05-30)As part of the Pathways to Resilience in Semi-arid Economies (PRISE) project, this working paper aims to analyse existing data on the cotton and textile sector in Pakistan, and identify horizontal and vertical linkages2 within the cotton value chain ... -
Education, Globalization, and Income Inequality in Asia
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2017-05-30)This study considers how education and globalization affect income inequality in Asia, with unbalanced panel data. The evidence supports the validity of Kuznets’ inverted-U hypothesis for the connection between income level and income inequality. ... -
Travel Demand Management Options in Beijing
(Asian Development Bank, 2017-05-30)Rapid urbanization and motorization combined with high population density have led to serious congestion and air quality problems in the People’s Republic of China capital of Beijing. While Beijing accounts for less than 2% of the population, more than ... -
The Environmental Impact of GSP+ in Pakistan
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2017-05-16)One of the three objectives of the European Union's Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP+) is to "promote sustainable development and good governance"� in beneficiary countries. The GSP+ status was given to Pakistan in 2014. The EU is currently ... -
Urbanization, Energy Consumption, and Pollutant Emission in Asian Developing Economies: An Empirical Analysis
(Asian Development Bank Institute, 2017-04-30)This paper aims to investigate the effects of urbanization, renewable and non-renewable energy consumption, trade liberalization, and economic growth on pollutant emissions and energy intensity in selected Asian developing countries from 1980 to 2010. ...