Reports and Documents

In 2000, the world

This policy brief explains how to use tariff relief to reward developing countries that meet internationally agreed upon milestones for emission reductions as well as to incentivize such
countries to go beyond these milestones. It also explains how the U.S. can manage the economic effects from more open trade to protect American workers and living standards.

The Copenhagen Accord calls for a collective commitment by developed countries to provide

This publication outlines five priority areas and three modalities, giving ADB's approach to climate change are: expanding the use of clean energy, encouraging sustainable transport and urban development, managing land use and forests for carbon sequestration, promoting climate-resilient development, and strengthening related policies and institutions.

Proposal for a sectoral mechanism for transport as a means to increase the potential for GHG mitigation in the land transport sectors of both developed and developing countries.

World Water Assessment Programme and UN-Habitat have released a joint Briefing Note 'Water for sustainable urban human settlements' highlighting critical water challenges related to today's unprecedented urban expansion

This working paper draws on insights gained from the research as well as feedback from the region

Man-made climate change is affecting water infrastructure in all regions of the world, affecting large numbers of people in their daily life and the development of their societies.

"Carbon intensity" is the traditional measure of an economy's carbon performance. However, it is incapable of capturing the multidimensional features of an economy's carbon performance, particularly when increased emissions have causes other than poor emitting technology, such as changes in the energy mix or the substitution of energy for labor.

The book provides an overview of the economic, political, and social environment in Nepal and the challenges confronting the country in eliciting its economic growth potential.