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Asia and the Pacific are awash in plastic garbage. Nearly one third of plastic trash escapes waste collection systems. To beat plastic pollution, microentrepreneurs are transforming trash into cash using these real-life examples.
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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 ...
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 ...
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Global Investment and Policy Implications in Low-Carbon, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure
(Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, 2019-01-31)The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Agreement in 2015 accelerated the transition to a low-carbon climate-resilient economy which requires significant investment for both new and existing infrastructure. Climate-resilient ... -
Smog: A transboundary issue and its implications in India and Pakistan
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2019-01-30)Before 1986 farmers of North western Indian Punjab and eastern Pakistan use to harvest and plough fields manually. After crop harvesting, usual practice was to leave crop residues for 4-6 weeks to enhance nutrients for the next crop. With the rise of ... -
Boys are still left behind in basic education
(Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2018-12-30)This Policy Note examines the extent of gender disparities in various education performance metrics. It suggests policy recommendations to address the problem of gender disparities in OOSC. -
Annual Report 2018
(Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2018-12-30)2018 SDPI Annual Report. This report contains policy research, policy advocacy, research coordination and publications for the year 2018. -
COP24 and the Silesia Declaration: Impact on Palm Oil
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2018-12-28)The negotiations in the recently concluded COP24 in Katowice produced a critical rulebook for the 2015 Paris Agreement. Equally important is the Silesia Declaration signed during the conference. It exhorted relevant stakeholders to ensure a just ... -
Strategic Environmental Assessments for Power Sector Planning in the Greater Mekong Subregion
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-12-15)Since 2006, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been providing technical assistance through the GMS Core Environment Program (CEP) to help mainstream the use of SEAs in the GMS countries, including for power development planning. This publication ... -
The Korea Emissions Trading Scheme: Challenges and Emerging Opportunities
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-11-30)This publication presents a factual overview of the design and implementation of the Korea Emissions Trading Scheme, focusing on lessons from its implementation and opportunities under the Paris Agreement. It provides information to assist other countries ... -
Cambodia's Road Map for Sustainable Development: The National Environment Strategy and Action Plan
(Asian Development Bank, 2018-11-30)Cambodia’s National Environment Strategy and Action Plan, 2016–2023 (NESAP) aims to ensure that environmental protection and sustainable natural resource management are pillars of the country’s socio economic development. The NESAP—Cambodia’s first ... -
NTS Bulletin- November 2018
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2018-11-30)NTS Bulletin is a monthly periodical that discusses current issues concerning Climate change, Energy, food, water and Health security; Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. -
Advancing Marine Environmental Protection in the South China Sea
(S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2018-11-30)The South China Sea (SCS) is an important water body that affects a wide range of human security aspects, including the economy, food, health, and environment of the countries and people around it. Despite its importance, however, the marine environment ...