threatens more land, people, and economies in Asia and small Pacific island states than any other part of the planet. Air … with severe levels of total suspended particulate matter emissions, 10 are in Asia. Regarding water availability and …%. Changes in land use for fuelwood collection and biofuel production in Southeast Asia have resulted in deforestation at 5 times …

Population aging is a global phenomenon but what sets Asia apart is the sheer scale and speed of its aging. Pension …

Our previous assessment of debt sustainability in developing Asia, conducted in 2011, found that the region's fiscal …

The central objective of this paper is to empirically examine the issue of fiscal sustainability in developing Asia. To …

analysis, the paper first examines the types of vulnerability faced by different emerging economies in Asia and reviews a range …

implications for Asia which, despite being the new engine of growth to the world economy, continues to be challenged by the … persistent gap between developments in its financial and real sectors. This paper examines how Asia's financial and economic …, and shallow regional financial markets. The situation compromises Asia's ability to respond to the financial needs of its …

. An overwhelming response across Asia as international oil prices spiked in 2008 was to shield domestic consumers more …. Additionally, in combination with lower growth rates, higher spending to rev up demand across Asia is also worsening the fiscal …

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 …

Two trends on yields have been observed for rice, wheat, and even edible oils in Asia. The deceleration of yield growth …