Asian development outlook 2024
Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to expand by 4.9% on average this year as the region continues its resilient growth amid robust domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports,
Developing economies in Asia and the Pacific are forecast to expand by 4.9% on average this year as the region continues its resilient growth amid robust domestic demand, improving semiconductor exports,
As the world was focusing on swine flu, or H1N1, this past week, there were worrisome developments with respect to bird flu, H5N1
Medical experts are calling the new influenza virus A(H1N1), but for many Mexicans it is simply a scarlet A. From Chile, where sports officials declined to host Mexican soccer teams, to China, where the authorities forced even healthy resident Mexicans and Mexican travelers into quarantine, Mexicans say they have been typecast as disease carriers and subjected to humiliating treatment.
More than 56,000 children in Asia will die as a result of the economic crisis gripping the world economy, according to the Asian Development Bank. The sliding growth rate will bring
If an influenza pandemic is declared, investigations by New Scientist suggest that global preparedness for a pandemic is extremely patchy.
<p>This book of case studies represents a collaborative effort to explore the potential of biofuels to provide sustainable livelihoods and local sources of energy for people in rural areas of developing countries, with a special emphasis on women.
The river basins of South East Asia have been the subject of a number of studies shedding light on the complexity of their natural, political, social and economic issues. Although the diversity of these studies and reports serves as a knowledge base for the basins, one can rarely find a study that provides a holistic view of the water-related vulnerabilities in the basins.
This report explores how environmental shocks and stresses, especially those related to climate change, can push people to leave their homes in search of
This new report by Greenpeace International, European Solar Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA) and IEA SolarPACES outlines how under an advanced industry development scenario, concentrating solar power, could meet up to 7% of the world
The Capacity Development and Education (CDE) Project has an opportunity to seek insights through research into the question of how can promote Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) programmes in the Southeast Asia region, a region which faces urgent environmental problems due an incredible rate of economic growth while a considerable percentage of the population are exposed to extreme povert
Asia's increasing population and economic growth has meant that the energy demand is doubling every 10 years, which is more than twice the world average, resulting in an increased risk of human exposure to higher air pollution from fossil fuel burning. In