Navigating COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific
Title | Navigating COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific PDF eBook |
Author | Bambang Susantono |
Publisher | Asian Development Bank |
Pages | 324 |
Release | 2020-09-01 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 9292623567 |
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has unleashed unparalleled challenges. At the same time, it offers a window to rethink Asia’s most fundamental development policies and strategies to address inequality, socioeconomic vulnerability, and environmental challenges. This publication gathers blogs and short policy pieces contributed by ADB staff and experts in an attempt to tackle immediate challenges and prepare for what may lie beyond the horizon. It covers a broad range of development challenges and highlights the crucial role of rapid adoption of digital technologies, adequate supply of quality infrastructure, disaster risk management, and strengthening regional cooperation for a resilient and sustainable future by shaping post-pandemic conditions.
Navigating COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific
Title | Navigating COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific PDF eBook |
Author | Bambang Susantono |
Publisher | |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2020-09-15 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789292623555 |
This book gathers analysis and ideas to help policy makers tackle the impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and build a more resilient and sustainable future. COVID-19 has unleashed unparalleled challenges, yet provides opportunities to rethink strategies to tackle inequality, socioeconomic vulnerability, and environmental issues. This book collects contributions from ADB staff and experts to help inform policy on diverse themes. These include tackling the economic fallout, supporting SMEs, protecting the vulnerable, ensuring food security, and building resilient trade and supply chains. The authors highlight the importance of quality infrastructure, disaster risk management, digital acceleration, and regional cooperation in building back better together.
APEC Regional Trends Analysis
Title | APEC Regional Trends Analysis PDF eBook |
Author | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Policy Support Unit |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Strategic Asia 2013-14
Title | Strategic Asia 2013-14 PDF eBook |
Author | Ashley J. Tellis |
Publisher | NBR |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2013-09-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1939131286 |
The 2013-14 Strategic Asia volume examines the role of nuclear weapons in the grand strategies of key Asian states and assesses the impact of these capabilities—both established and latent—on regional and international stability. In each chapter, a leading expert explores the historical, strategic, and political factors that drive a country's calculations vis-a-vis nuclear weapons and draws implications for American interests.
COVID-19 and Transport in Asia and the Pacific
Title | COVID-19 and Transport in Asia and the Pacific PDF eBook |
Author | Asian Development Bank |
Publisher | Asian Development Bank |
Pages | 102 |
Release | 2020-12-01 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN | 9292625837 |
The economic and social impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have been dramatic, and transport has played a central role in its spread. The transport sector has also enabled essential workers to get to work during the pandemic and will support the needs of the population throughout the different stages of recovery. This guidance note presents (i) the impacts of the pandemic on social and travel behaviors in Asia and the Pacific, and how the transport sector is responding; and (ii) guiding principles and good practices in transport operations to support economic recovery.
Regional Economic Outlook, October 2020, Asia and Pacific
Title | Regional Economic Outlook, October 2020, Asia and Pacific PDF eBook |
Author | International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2020-10-22 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781513558202 |
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is still unfolding around the globe. In Asia, as elsewhere, the virus has ebbed in some countries but surged in others. The global economy is beginning to recover after a sharp contraction in the second quarter of 2020, as nationwide lockdowns are lifted and replaced with more targeted containment measures.
COVID-19 and Water in Asia and the Pacific
Title | COVID-19 and Water in Asia and the Pacific PDF eBook |
Author | Asian Development Bank |
Publisher | |
Pages | 94 |
Release | 2021-07-16 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789292629489 |
This guidance note assesses how the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the water sector in Asia and the Pacific and what can be done to drive its recovery and rejuvenation. The guidance note focuses on how service providers in the region-particular those involved in supply, sanitation, and wastewater treatment-have been affected by COVID-19 and the response measures they have undertaken. It also identifies potential pathways to shape a post-pandemic recovery for the sector and the role of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in supporting this. The guidance note is one of a series produced by ADB for key sectors and thematic areas.