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of the Poverty and Development Division address all dimensions
of poverty, MDGs and financing for development including
bond markets. They are implemented through a combination
of normative and analytical work, policy advocacy and dialogue,
capacity building, technical cooperation and knowledge networking.
Click on each of the headings to know more about them. |
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Water
and Waste Water for Small Towns
Develops pro-poor, integrated and participatory water and
wastewater management systems in small towns. Participating
countries: The Philippines and Indonesia |
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Livelihood
Reconstruction after Disasters
Promotes partnerships between communities affected by disasters
and private companies to generate income for the most vulnerable
groups. Participating countries: India |
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Technical
Assistance to the Economies in Transition
Assists with macroeconomic reforms and integration into the
global economy, while minimizing the adverse social consequences
of the process. |
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Decentralized
and Community-based Solid Waste Management
Increases recycling and decentralized composting of municipal
solid wastes by informal sector waste pickers and community-based
organizations. Participating countries: Bangladesh, Viet Nam,
Sri Lanka |
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Capacity-building
for External Debt Management in the Era of Rapid Globalization
Increases the capacity of Governments to improve policy framework
to better manage external debt through group trainings and
technical advice. Targeted countries: Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan,
Mongolia, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic
Republic and Nepal. |
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Rural-Urban
Linkages
Identifies and disseminates planning practices and local-level
development strategies that utilize rural-urban linkages as
the basis for poverty reduction initiatives. Participating
countries: Cambodia (Indonesia and Nepal for case studies) |
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Housing
for the Urban Poor
Increases the capacity of local governments in Asia and the
Pacific to address issues of slums and squatter settlements
in countries where urbanization and growth of such settlements
is a relatively new phenomenon. Participating countries: Cambodia,
Mongolia, Nepal, Timor Leste |
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Saemaul
Undong
Adapts the rural development strategy used in Korea in the
1970s to Cambodia, Lao PDR, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. |
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Human
Dignity Initiative
Promotes community-based systems of support, including safety
nets, through a conductive policy framework. Participating
countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Viet Nam |
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ICT
for Rural Development
Transfers the lessons learned in Malaysia on rural community
telecenters to other countries in the region. |
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Pro-Poor
Public-Private Partnerships
Documents public-private partnerships that provide basic services
for the poor, such as access to water, energy or health services |
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Asia
Pacific Urban Forum
Periodically, ESCAP convenes local and national governments,
civil society and international institutions to discuss urban
issues in the region. The fourth edition of the Forum was
held in Hanoi (Viet Nam) in 2005 |
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Support
to Urban Housing Policy
Assists the Government of Cambodia in (i) the preparation
of a participatory Urban Housing Policy, and (ii) the formulation
of a pilot Housing Programme for the Urban Poor, focused on
the secondary towns of Cambodia, to test the implementation
of the policy. |
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Marketing
green and organic agricultural produce
Highlights the positive link between effective marketing channels
for green and organic produce and rural poverty alleviation.
Participating countries: Cambodia, China, Pakistan, Philippines,
Sri Lanka and Thailand |
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Supporting
the Achievement of Millennium Development Goals in Asia and
the Pacific (Phase II)
Promotes policies that support the achievement of the MDGs
and provides a depository of regional experiences and lessons. |
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Women
in Urban Local Government (Phase 3)
Assists national governments to increase the participation
and representation of women in local government and to mainstream
gender in local government training and research institutes.
Participating countries: India, Pakistan, Philippines, Nepal
and Thailand |
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Replication
of Rural Success Cases
Mobilized successful farmers to train rural poor, rather than
relying on professionals or government trainers. |
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Managing
the Transition from the Village to the City: Pacific Habitat
Agenda
Assists Pacific Island Developing Countries in developing
a common plan of action to manage the transition from predominantly
rural societies to urban societies |
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| Financing
for Development |
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Integrating
Environmental Considerations into Economic Policy Making Processes
Aims to achieve economic development without destroying
the environmental base through identification and usage of
good practice examples to enhance Governments’ efforts
to achieve sustainable development |
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 Link
to former Human Settlements Section
Link
to former Rural Development Section |
