Tag: UNESCAP

Explore the latest report from ESCAP highlighting the uneven progress and persistent inequalities in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across Asia-Pacific. Delve into the challenges faced by marginalized groups and the urgent need for targeted interventions to ensure inclusive development.

Amidst the challenging macroeconomic landscape in many countries and growing concerns about public debt sustainability, the progress in financing climate action in Asia and the Pacific continues to lag. This issue becomes increasingly critical as global emissions and energy demands rise. A new report by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) sheds light on the pressing matter of sustainable finance in the region. It addresses the challenges and opportunities for policymakers, regulators, and private finance in bridging the financing gap.

Under a high emissions scenario, the spectre of climate change looms large, potentially resulting in significant Gross Domestic Product (GDP) losses 35 percent for India by 2100, according to a recent UNESCAP report

Asia-Pacific region has a limited timeframe to enhance its resilience and safeguard its hard-earned development achievements from the socioeconomic consequences of climate change, said the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP),

Extreme weather and climate change across Asia in 2020 caused loss of thousands of life, displaced millions, cost hundreds of billions of dollars, and...

The high cost of trade in Asia and the Pacific continues to rise but ongoing efforts to facilitate commerce will help keep goods flowing...

Even as Covid-19 pandemic calls for social distancing and social protection systems, countries in the Asia-Pacific region have weak social protect systems riddled with...

For women entrepreneurs of the Small and Medium Enterprises who are struggling hard to overcome the covid 19 crisis, there is good news for...