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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Agreements
March 18, 2015
The Sendai Framework is a 15-year, voluntary, non-binding agreement which recognizes that the State has the primary role to reduce disaster risk but that responsibility should b...
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ESCAP input for the Secretary-General’s Background Note for the Preparatory Meeting of the UN Conference to Support the Implementation of SDG 14
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
ESCAP
2017
Resolution 72/9 aims to enhance the understanding of the capacity development needs to implement SDG 14 by developing a regional assessment. This regional assessment will suppo...
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Even as more new species are found, Southeast Asia is in the grip of a biodiversity crisis
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Alice Catherine Hughes
2017
Rich in wildlife, Southeast Asia includes at least six of the world’s 25 “biodiversity hotspots” – the areas of the world that contain an exceptional concentration of species, a...
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FRA 2015: Terms and Definitions
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
FAO
2012
FAO has been coordinating global forest resources assessments every five to ten years since 1946. The assessments have to a great extent contributed to the improvement of concep...
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A Global Perspective on SDG 9
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Conference/workshop proceedings and presentations
UN-DESA
2017
2017 HLFP Thematic Review of SDG 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. This background note has been deve...
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ASEAN Plan of Action on Science, Technology and Innovation (APASTI) 2016-2025
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
The ASEAN Secretariat
2016
Following the adoption of the ASEAN Plan of Action on Science, Technology and Innovation (APASTI) 2016-2025 at the 16th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science, and Technology (A...
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Benchmarking the Policies and Practices of International Hydropower Companies
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
International Rivers
2015
Exploring the environmental and social policies and project performance of the Chinese overseas hydropower industry; Comparing of the environmental and social policies of Chine...
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Innovative socio-economic policy for improving environmental performance: Payments for ecosystem services
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
ESCAP
2009
ESCAP, its partners and Asia-Pacific countries have advocated “green growth” as a strategy to achieve sustainable development in the resource-constrained, high-poverty context o...
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ASEAN Statistical Yearbook 2016/2017
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Reports, journal articles, and research papers (including theses and dissertations)
ASEAN
2017
The primary aim of the ASY is to provide accurate, reliable and timely historical annual data on ASEAN in the following fields: population, education, health, employment, macroe...
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Strengthening Asia-Pacific’s support for the United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
E/ESCAP/RES/73/5
Resolution
May 19, 2017
Resolution to strengthen Asia-Pacific’s Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14
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The ASEAN Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment (AWGCME)
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
ASEAN Cooperation on Environment
Description of the ASEAN Working Group on Coastal and Marine Environment.
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The ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Policy
November 22, 2015
The ASCC 2025 vision is for an ASEAN Community that engages and benefits the peoples and is inclusive, sustainable, resilient, and dynamic.
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SEAFDEC Initiatives Toward Sustainable Development of Fisheries in ASEAN Region
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
SEAFDEC
Description, scope, deliverables, and resources mobilized for SEAFDEC's implementation of SDG 14.
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About SEAFDEC
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
SEAFDEC
Description of SEAFDEC.
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SDGs WEEK: Global Water Partnership Southeast Asia's Significant Contribution in Networking Session. 27 November – 1 December 2017 Bangkok, Thailand.
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
Global Water Partnership Southeast Asia
2017
Asia and the Pacific has made impressive progress towards achieving several sustainable development goals including poverty alleviation, education and economic growth. At the sa...
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Ocean and Fisheries Working Group
Brunei Darussalam, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
APEC
Description of the APEC Oceans and Fisheries Working Group.
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Issue Paper: A preliminary assessment of indicators for SDG 14 on ‘Oceans’
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Analysis, discussion papers, and blogs
Virto, Laura Recuero
2017
‘Tackling the Challenges of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Monitoring’ is an important topic of which at different levels of government actors are facing many challenges. He...
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Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Advocacy and promotional materials
WWF
2018
To guide sustainable Blue Economy decisions, 14 voluntary Principles have been proposed for the finance and investment community. These complement existing frameworks in sustain...
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FAO and the SDGS, Indicators: Measuring up to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Issue and policy briefs
FAO
2017
Data is a key driver of transformation across all sectors, enabling governments to achieve national policy objectives. A global indicator framework for the SDGs represents the ...
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MDG Targets and Indicators
Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Korea, Republic of, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam
Archived web content
UN Non-Government Liaison Service
To measure progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, a framework of 21 quantifiable targets and 60 indicators was set up by a consensus of experts from the United Natio...