While cities in Asia and the Pacific have been concentrating on their conventional infrastructure requirements, many cities are still discovering how to deal with the challenge of urban renewal in a broader sense. Many cities in the region do own old or historic inner-city areas of considerable historic and cultural value.
The Environmental Sustainability Index report for 2008 by Centre for Development Finance tracks the environment performance of 28 states and projects their ability to protect the environment in future. Manipur leads as the best performing state followed by Sikkim and Tripura.
In spite of the widely accepted success of Community Forestry in reviving degraded land, it is still seen as being unable to provide tangible benefits to the poor.
The present study addresses the urgent need to link disaster reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA), while critically reflecting on opportunities and limitations.
This paper by CAI-Asia recaptures highlights of 2008 related to urban transportation, air quality, and climate change. Summarizes some of the significant events, news, issues of 2008 for policy makers, researchers, NGOs and other stakeholders working on SUT issues in Asia.
This report analyzes in detail the evolution of the global financial crisis during 2008 and the more fundamental factors that led to its build-up. It further assesses the impact on global economic activity, especially in developing countries.
Signals is published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) at the start of each year and provides snapshot stories on issues of interest both to the environmental policy debate and the wider public for the upcoming year. The eight stories addressed are not exhaustive but have been selected on the basis of their relevance to the current environmental policy debate in Europe.
