Economy

Achieving the millennium development goals in an era of global uncertainty: Asia-Pacific regional report 2009/10

This report, which would jointly prepared by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank and the UN Development Programme, illustrates the negative impacts of the global economic crisis on progress towards the Millennium Development Goals in the Asia-Pacific region and identifies opportunities for action showing how countries can better protect themse

Publication Date: 
10/03/2010
UNESCAP
Tags:
Malnutrition, Rural Water Supply, Infant mortality, Trade, Health, Economy, Women, Finance, Poverty, Unemployment, Education, Asia, India, Sustainable Development, South Asia
Health

Even sub-Sahara pips S Asia

With 73% Of The Region

Publication Date: 
09/03/2010
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Sahara, Infant mortality, Health, Women, Children, UNDP, South Africa, South Asia
Climate Change

Can we trust the Ocean-Atmosphere coupled models to predict future climate accurately?

Can we trust the Ocean-Atmosphere coupled models to predict future climate accurately?: a paper presented by Prof. J Srinivasan IISc, Bangalore at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.

Publication Date: 
05/03/2010
J Srinivasan
Indian Institute of Science
Tags:
Air Pollution, Oceans and Seas, Arabian Sea, Carbon Dioxide, Atmosphere, Monsoons, Climate Change, Climate Science, Aerosols, Global Warming, India, South Asia, Rainfall
Economy

Key proposals for harnessing business opportunities in South Asia

Recognizing the potential for accelerating South Asian regional cooperation and integration, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) joined hands to undertake an exploration of key issues concerning trade facilitation and other impediments to private sector led development and integration in South Asia.

Publication Date: 
03/03/2010
Asian Development Bank
Tags:
Trade, Economy, Private Sector, SAARC, South Asia
Water Resources

Sick water?: the central role of wastewater management in sustainable development.

This new UN report presents challenges of unregulated wastewater discharged into rivers and seas. Calls for transforming wastewater into clean and economically attractive resource & details strategies that focus on sustainable water management.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2010
& et al, Christian Nellemann, Emily Corcoran, Elaine Baker
UN-Habitat
Tags:
Ecosystem Services, Water Resources, Water Management, Water Treatment Technology, Health Effects, Wastewater Treatment Cost, Urbanisation, Waste Management, Industry, India, Global, Sustainable Development, South Asia, Food Security
Agriculture

Rethinking agricultural production collectivities

In the face of persistent rural poverty, an incomplete agrarian transition, the predominance of small and marginal farms and a growing feminisation of agriculture, this paper argues for a new institutional approach to poverty reduction, agricultural revival and social empowerment.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2010
Bina Agarwal
Economic and Political Weekly
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Tags:
Land Reforms, Agriculture, Contract Farming, Migration, Farmers, Landless, Women, Community Groups, Cooperatives, India, South Asia, Rural Poverty
Habitat And Urbanisation

Manipur town on road to becoming gateway to S-E Asia

About 120 km southeast of Imphal, on the India-Myanmar border, the first steps are being taken towards giving shape to the Indian part of a grand Asian dream

Publication Date: 
25/02/2010
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Development, Habitat And Urbanisation, Roads, Manipur, South Asia, Infrastructure Development
Poverty

India cant end poverty by 2015, as per new index

South Asian nations including India would not be able to eradicate poverty and ensure minimum education for all by 2015, according to a new poverty index to be released next week in Delhi.

Publication Date: 
22/02/2010
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Economy, Poverty, India, South Asia
Economy

Asia Pacific human development report 2010: power, voice and rights

The report focuses on the critical question of advancing gender equality, as seen through the prism of women

Publication Date: 
01/02/2010
UNDP
Tags:
Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Development, Women, Economic Development, Human Rights, Politics, Asia, India, South Asia
Health

Progress in Bangladesh

Micro health insurance schemes in Bangladesh face a number of challenges. They include financial and institutional sustainability. Apart from challenges the authors assess the importance, evolution and models of micro health insurance in the country.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2010
Syed Abdul Hamid, Jinnat Ara
Development And Cooperation
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Health, Health Insurance, Bangladesh, South Asia

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