This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the environment and climate change in Asia. It first gives an overview of the environmental challenges facing the region and summarises the economic impacts of climate change. It also offers in-depth discussions of environmental regulations, environmental governance, environmental evaluation, and the growth of carbon markets in Asia.
This report identifies 25 clean air measures that can positively impact human health, crop yields, climate change, and socio-economic development as well as contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Implementing these measures could help 1 billion people breathe cleaner air by 2030 and reduce global warming by a third of a degree Celsius by 2050.
This report is the first-ever comprehensive scientific assessment of the air pollution outlook in the Asia and the Pacific region. It outlines 25 clean air measures that could achieve safe air quality levels for 1 billion people by 2030, with numerous benefits for public health, economic development, and the climate.
This report summarises government policies and public investments that have driven agricultural transformation in 117 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America between 1970 and 2015.
The paper Closing in on the Holy Grail of World Trade: Using Blockchain to Expand Southeast Asia’s Trade assesses the ways in which blockchain and related digital ledger technologies are enhancing trade performance through improvements in supply chain management, customs procedures, and trade finance in Southeast Asia.