The agriculture sector in Asia and the Pacific region contributes massively to climate change, as the region has the … largest share of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture. The region is the largest producer of rice, a major source … use for irrigation) emissions from agriculture. Besides this, a substantial increase in livestock production for meat and …

the world's freshwater supplies go to agriculture; in South Asia, agriculture uses over 90%. On-farm greenhouse gas …; in Asia, during the same period, on-farm GHG emissions grew by 27%, from 2.5 to 3.2 GtCO2e. All of this puts agriculture … to "end hunger" and "achieve food security and improved nutrition," while promoting "sustainable agriculture." Lifting …

development banks in the area of development finance). Asia could contribute to this transformation by building effective …

is becoming - one long-term response to the crisis by Asia's emerging economies. In the long run, sustainable economic … commercial and industrial enterprises in developing Asian states, particularly in Asia's more advanced developing economies. …

This study evaluates infrastructure investment and finance in Asia from a global perspective. It provides an overview … on infrastructure needs and the various sources of private finance, globally and within Asia, and creates a "bigger … domestic product. The picture is expectedly not uniform across Asia, but some interesting features emerge from global …

new regional institutions that Asia needs to establish to contribute to this evolving global economic architecture. …

Basel III capital adequacy rules are likely to have limited impacts on economic growth in Asia, but other financial …

This paper examines the countercyclicality of remittance inflows to the countries in Asia and the Pacific. It also aims …. The degree to which remittances are countercyclical is found to vary significantly by subregion: Central Asia and … Southeast Asia, including many remittance-dependent countries, show stronger countercyclicality than other subregions. The …