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For the rapidly expanding Thimphu city, capital of Bhutan nestled in a Himalayan mountain valley, the economic…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Nov 2020
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis threatens to reverse hard-won gains in gender equality, further exposing…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Nov 2020
Effective solid waste management is critical for achieving sustainable development in municipalities. In the last…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Nov 2020
Governments have faced increasing pressure for energy policy to converge around efficiency, sustainability,…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Nov 2020
In this issue of Update from Washington DC.: Afghanistan: Flash Surveys on Perceptions of Peace, Covid-19, and the…
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Asia and the Pacific
30 Nov 2020
The SeaGuardian has the capability to undertake a range of military and non-military tasks. Development of the full…
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Asia and the Pacific
27 Nov 2020
With Vietnam, the ASEAN Chair, and Indonesia in the UN Security Council, the Women, Peace and Security Agenda has…
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Asia and the Pacific
27 Nov 2020
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This paper presents an empirical and spatial analysis on how welfare gains are realized in a land pooling scheme in…
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Bhutan
27 Nov 2020
WTO members should choose the WTO director-general very soon as major issues remain to be tackled. As the world…
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Asia and the Pacific
26 Nov 2020
“The Great Lockdown”, referring to the period in which COVID-19 containment measures were put in place worldwide,…
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Asia and the Pacific
25 Nov 2020