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Myanmar's long isolation from international markets and sources of finance historically limited development, and thus, the pressure on its environment. Many of its resources remain relatively intact, despite an absence of effective environmental regulations. Yet, as the country integrates into...
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The substantial literature on the existence of an inverted U-shaped relationship between environmental degradation and economic growth-known as the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC)-has produced very mixed evidence. This largely depends on model and variable selection uncertainty. We address...
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State decentralization is often promoted to improve public service delivery. However, its effects on forest conservation are ambiguous. Decentralization might not only improve local forest governance, but also change the incentives to promote agricultural expansion into forests. This study...
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The three pillars of Asian energy security are an adequate, reliable supply; environmental sustainability; and affordable access for all. As Asians become more affluent, managing demand by tackling outmoded subsidies so prices reflect true costs, exploring green innovations in technology and...
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as well as droughts and heat waves. The Asia and the Pacific region has experienced some of the most damaging disasters … Asia and the Pacific? This paper considers three main disaster risk factors - rising population exposure, greater … temperature linked to droughts and heat waves) and the frequency of intense natural disasters in Asia and the Pacific and its …
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This paper assesses the low-carbon economy in Asia: how large it is today and how well it will fare in the future …, overall, Asia has an innovation specialization and revealed comparative advantage in climate change mitigation technologies … nuclear and smart grids. However, within Asia, there are regional disparities, with countries such as the People’s Republic of …
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support tools are fit-for-purpose. Focusing on the Asia region, we identify evidence of multiple dividends crafted using …
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Two trends on yields have been observed for rice, wheat, and even edible oils in Asia. The deceleration of yield growth …
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Relative to other developing regions, developing Asia has experienced a slower decline in employment share in … conditions, many countries of developing Asia will be expected to move on to the next phase of agricultural development; however …
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Income growth in rural areas may be one of the greatest challenges to further poverty reduction and economic development. Using a new survey of rural Bhutanese households we investigate the short-term economic, social, and psychosocial benefits of a vocational skills training program that was...
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