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  1. Title

    About urban mega regions: knowns and unknowns

    Description
    The potential development of mega urban economies in three South East Asian locations - Bangkok, Jakarta and the Singapore – Iskander Development Region (IDR) (South Johor) - is discussed. The gains from closer economic integration and the issues to be settled before this could occur are examined. Lessons are drawn from the fusing of the economies of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta in China’s Guangdong Province. This document is Policy Research Working Paper 4252 from the World Bank Development Research Group, and was published in June 2007.
    Author
    Shahid Yusuf
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/7406
  2. Title

    About urban mega regions: knowns and unknowns

    Description
    The potential development of mega urban economies in three South East Asian locations - Bangkok, Jakarta and the Singapore – Iskander Development Region (IDR) (South Johor) - is discussed. The gains from closer economic integration and the issues to be settled before this could occur are examined. Lessons are drawn from the fusing of the economies of Hong Kong and the Pearl River Delta in China’s Guangdong Province. This document is Policy Research Working Paper 4252 from the World Bank Development Research Group, Published June 2007.
    Author
    Shahid Yusuf
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/7406/wps4252.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
  3. Title

    Advancing disaster risk financing and insurance in ASEAN member states: framework and options for implementation, Volume 1: Main report

    Description
    This report aims to provide capacity building on disaster risk financing and insurance (DRFI) in ASEAN member states. It discusses the financial assessment and financial management of natural disasters and then goes on to describe agricultural insurance and disaster microinsurance. It concludes by arguing that governments need to understand the benefits and the limitations of disaster risk financing and insurance as part of their disaster risk management strategies. This report was published by the World Bank in 2012.
    Author
    The World Bank Group
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/12627
  4. Title

    Advancing disaster risk financing and insurance in ASEAN member states: framework and options for implementation, Volume 2: Technical appendices

    Description
    This document provides the technical appendices for volume one of this report. It includes nine appendices, including information about disaster risk exposure profiles, disaster risk management profiles and agricultural and microinsurance for ASEAN member states. This report was published by The World Bank in 2012.
    Author
    The World Bank Group
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/12628
  5. Title

    Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics: Global 2010: lessons from East Asia and the global financial crisis

    Description
    This volume provides papers on the following themes: industrial policy and development; social capital, institutions, and development; financial crisis and regulation; the road to a sustainable global economic system; and innovation and competition. Many of the authors draw upon lessons learned from the experience of Korea and other East Asian countries and their responses to the financial crisis of the late 1990s. The volume includes selected papers and keynote addresses from the 2010 Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics (ABCDE), a forum for discussion and debate of important policy issues facing developing countries. It was published by The World Bank in 2011.
    Author
    Justin Yifu Lin (editor); Boris Pleskovic (editor)
    Publisher
    The World Bank Group
    https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/2555
  6. Title

    Aquaculture in the ASEAN region

    Description
    This brief report highlights some of the key findings relating to the ASEAN region taken from a global review of the impacts of aquaculture on the environment including an overview of aquaculture in the region, an analysis of how aquaculture affects the ocean life cycle and a prediction of future demand.
    Publisher
    The WorldFish Center
    http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_2819.pdf
  7. Title

    Aqueduct country and river basin rankings: a weighted aggregation of spatially distinct hydrological indicators

    Description
    This report ranks countries and river basins worldwide based on their exposure water-related risks. It provides national and basin-level scores derived from more localized water-risk scores from the Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas.
    Author
    Francis Gassert; Paul Reig; Tianyi Luo; Andrew Maddocks
    Publisher
    World Resources Institute (WRI)
    http://www.wri.org/publication/aqueduct-country-river-basin-rankings
  8. Title

    Asia-Pacific education system review, No. 3. Education MTEF: approaches, experiences and lessons from nine countries in Asia

    Description
    This report examines the use of medium-term expenditure frameworks (MTEFs) in the education sector as a way of aligning national educational policies with sound financial planning in the public sector. It defines MTEF, explains the reasons for introducing MTEFs, presents nine country experiences of introducing MTEF (including Cambodia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), examines general issues with implementation and suggests some possible solutions for these issues. This report was published by UNESCO in 2010.
    Author
    Grayson Clarke
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001915/191500e.pdf
  9. Title

    Asia-Pacific education system review, No. 5. Student learning assessment

    Description
    This report examines the current systems of educational learning assessments across countries in the Asia-Pacific region as a method of improving the quality of education. It presents an overview of assessment practices in the region and examines national/sub-national assessments, public examinations, school-based assessment and international assessments with a summary of the major findings and implications for the future. This report was published by UNESCO in 2013.
    Author
    Esther Sui-chu HO
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002178/217816E.pdf
  10. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 1. Early childhood care and education

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the first goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of education and care in early childhood, and identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2012.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002171/217145e.pdf
  11. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 2. Universal primary education

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the second goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of all children to have access to and to complete free, compulsory, good quality primary education. It also identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2013.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002212/221200E.pdf
  12. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 3. Life skills and lifelong learning

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the third goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of all young people and adults having the opportunity to gain the knowledge and develop the skills to develop their capacity to work, participate in society and continue learning. It identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2013.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://www.unescobkk.org/fileadmin/user_upload/efa/Publications/EDN_G3_Web_FINAL.pdf
  13. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 4. Youth and adult literacy

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the fourth goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of achieving a 50 per cent improvement in levels of adult literacy and equitable access to basic and continuing education for all adults. It identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2012.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002184/218428E.pdf
  14. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 5. Gender equality

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the fifth goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education and achieving gender equality in education. It identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2012.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002191/219185E.pdf
  15. Title

    Asia-Pacific end of decade notes on Education for All, Goal 6. Quality education

    Description
    This report assesses the progress of countries in the Asia-Pacific region in achieving the sixth goal of the Education for All commitment, the goal of improving the quality of education so that all achieve recognized and measurable learning outcomes. It identifies the remaining challenges and priorities that need to be addressed for these countries to achieve this goal. This report was published in 2012.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); UNICEF
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0021/002191/219186E.pdf
  16. Title

    Asia-Pacific secondary education system review, No. 1. Examination systems

    Description
    This report reviews the current features of examinations and the current practices in public examinations taking place in countries in the Asia-Pacific region with recommendations for future improvement. Its recommendations focus on assuring integrity of assessments, reducing examination pressures, catering for an expanding and more diverse student candidature, assessing a wider range of curricular objectives and assuring quality and gaining public confidence. This report was published by UNESCO in 2013.
    Author
    Peter Hill
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001878/187826E.pdf
  17. Title

    Asia-Pacific secondary education system review, No. 2. Access to secondary education

    Description
    This report examines measures that may contribute to increased access to secondary education in Asia and the Pacific, analysing the coverage of secondary education in Asia and the Pacific, reviewing major inequalities that exist in access and coverage and identifying factors that limit the access of primary school graduates to secondary education. This report was published by UNESCO in 2010.
    Author
    Francoise Caillods
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001900/190007e.pdf
  18. Title

    Astrolabe: a guide to education for sustainable development coordination in Asia and the Pacific

    Description
    This document defines sustainable development and education for sustainable development (ESD), assesses the current state of ESD in the Asia-Pacific region and outlines a set of exercises which can be used to coordinate discussion between key stakeholders to assess national ESD-related activities, identify gaps in implementation and formulate a plan to move ESD forward. This document was published by UNESCO in 2011.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0019/001930/193013e.pdf
  19. Title

    Case studies on integrating ICT into teacher education curriculum in Asia

    Description
    This document presents a selection of case studies on a teacher-education course in information and communications technology (ICT) for pre-service teachers as well as retraining teachers. The countries studied include China, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0022/002235/223520E.pdf
  20. Title

    Education policy research series discussion document, No. 5. Education systems in ASEAN+6 countries: a comparative analysis of selected educational issues

    Description
    This report reviews and analyzes key educational issues in the areas of education policy and management frameworks, secondary education and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) +6 countries and highlights how the systems can be improved and how educational disparities across the countries can be reduced. This report was published by UNESCO in 2014.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://www.unescobkk.org/resources/e-library/publications/article/education-systems-in-asean-6-countries-a-comparative-analysis-of-selected-educational-issues-educa/
  21. Title

    Global forest resources assessment 2010: Country report: Singapore

    Description
    This 2010 report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations describes forest resources in Singapore. Topics covered include growing stock, use of resources, protected areas, forest ownership and management, fires, biomass stock, wood removal, and local and national policies.
    Publisher
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/al625E/al625E.pdf
  22. Title

    Global forest resources assessment: Country reports: Singapore

    Description
    This 2005 report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations describes forest resources in Singapore. Topics covered include growing stock, use of resources, protected areas, forest ownership and management, fires, biomass stock, wood removal, and employment in forestry.
    Publisher
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ai956E/ai956E00.pdf
  23. Title

    Good governance and natural resources tenure in South East Asia region

    Description
    This FAO report discusses indicators of good governance in Southeast Asia and highlights key issues in land management, examples of good governance in land administration and key issues for voluntary guidelines of responsible governance of tenure of land and natural resources.
    Author
    Orapan Nabangchang; Eathipol Srisawalak
    Publisher
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/ak016e/ak016e00.pdf
  24. Title

    Guidelines for risk categorization of food and food establishments applicable to ASEAN countries

    Description
    This document provides guidance on categorizing food businesses on the basis of risk, including determinations of risk category, approaches to categorizing food businesses and frequency of inspection.
    Author
    Dedi Fardiaz
    Publisher
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    http://www.fao.org/docrep/015/i2448e/i2448e00.htm
  25. Title

    ICT in education policy, infrastructure and ODA status in selected ASEAN countries

    Description
    This report consists of a collection of country case studies on information and communication technology (ICT) in education policies, infrastructure and official development assistance (ODA) status in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam and the readiness of advanced technology in education in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It was published by UNESCO in 2013.
    Publisher
    United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
    http://www.unescobkk.org/education/ict/ict-in-education-projects/policy/ict-in-education-policy-infrastructure-and-oda-status-in-the-selected-asean-countries/

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