This new ADB report provides insights into Asian and Pacific resource use trends and outlines key actions that governments can pursue to help bring economic growth strategies in closer alignment with the objective of sustainable development.

This report—Green Growth, Resources, and Resilience—describes an evolving policy landscape characterized by a changing economic reality, rising demand for resources, increasingly apparent impacts of environmental and climate change, and increased risk and uncertainty. The report provides new insights into Asian and Pacific resource use trends and outlines key actions, including reforming economic incentives and promoting more inclusive and adaptive governance approaches, that governments can pursue to help bring economic growth strategies in closer alignment with the objective of sustainable development. It also provides examples of strategies for improving resilience to help deal with the increasing levels of risk faced by societies and economies.

See Also

Report: Economic and social survey of Asia and the Pacific 2011.

Report: Resource efficiency - economics and outlook for Asia and the Pacific.

Report: Global risks 2011.

Report: Sustainable agriculture and food security in Asia and the pacific.

Report: World energy outlook 2011.

Report: UNEP year book 2012.

Report: The millennium development goals report 2010.

Interview: Corporate India needs to rethink growth.