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West Asia
Major Assessments
ADB
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ASIAN
ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK 2001
Asian Development Bank, Manila, 2001.
ISBN: 971-561-290-3.
The people of Asia and the Pacific are paying a heavy toll for the
region’s environmental degradation—in human health and
economic terms. But the environmental decline can be stopped. The
Asian Environment Outlook 2001 (AEO) provides the blueprint for
doing that.
Website: http://www.adb.org/Documents/Books/AEO/2001/
UN-ESCA
& ADB
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STATE
OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - 2000
Economic and Social Commission for Asia
and the Pacific (ESCAP)/Asian Development Bank. United Nations,
New York, 2000. ST/ESCAP/2087. ISBN: 92-1-120019-9.
The State of the Environment in Asia and the Pacific 2000 is the
fourth in a series of reports published every five years on environmental
trends in the region.
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STATE
OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - 1995
Economic and Social Commission for Asia
and the Pacific (ESCAP)/Asian Development Bank.
United Nations, New York, 1995 - 653 p.
UNEP
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AFGHANISTAN
POST-CONFLICT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT - 2003
United Nations Environment Programme,
Switzerland, 2003.
ISBN 92-1-158617-8.
This UNEP Post-Conflict Environment Assessment report, produced
in close cooperation with the Afghanistan Transitional Authority
shows how conflict has put previous environmental management and
conservation strategies on hold, brought about a collapse of local
and national governance, destroyed infrastructure, hindered agricultural
activity and driven people into cities already lacking the most
basic public amenities.
Available in PDF format (3.5 Mb) from http://postconflict.unep.ch/afghanistan/report/
afghanistanpcajanuary2003.pdf
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ASIA-PACIFIC
ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK - 2
UNEP in collaboration with ASEAN, MRC,
SACEP, ICIMOD and SPREP.
United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Resource Center for
Asia and the Pacific (UNEP RRC-AP), Pathumthani, Thailand, 2002
- 127 p.
ISBN: 92-807-2225-5.
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ASIA-PACIFIC
ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK - 1997
UNEP in collaboration with ASEAN, MRC,
SACEP, ICIMOD and SPREP.
United Nations Environment Programme, Environment Assessment Programme
for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP EAP-AP), Pathumthani, Thailand, 1997
- 62 p.
The Asia-Pacific Environment Outlook represents the first stage
of a growing collaborative regional assessment process. This process
brings together national governments, international organizations,
inter-governmental bodies and regional centers of excellence.
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THE
ASIAN BROWN CLOUD: Climate and other Environmental Impacts
UNEP/C4; 2002. Thailand: United Nations
Environment Programme Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the
Pacific (UNEP RRC.AP), 9th August. ISBN: 92-807-2240-9.
Report commissioned by UNEP and prepared by the Center for Clouds,
Chemistry and Climate (C4).
It is a seven-year study by 200 scientists indicating that the "Asian
Brown Cloud" reduces the amount of solar radiation reaching
the ground, leading to a drop in crop productivity, as well as trapping
heat, altering rainfall and causing deadly respiratory diseases.
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SOUTH
ASIA: STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT 2001
United Nations Environment Programme,
2001.
ISBN: 92-807-2137-2.
The report was prepared through a consultative and participatory
process soliciting input from various government agencies, NGOs,
and intergovernmental organizations. With the substantive support
from Development Alternatives (DA), the designated regional Collaborating
Center, and regular feedback and support from the South Asia Cooperative
Environment Programme (SACEP).
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PACIFIC
ISLANDS ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK - 1999 (PDF)
United Nations Environment Programme,
Nairobi, 1999.
ISBN 9280717928.
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WESTERN
INDIAN OCEAN ENVIRONMENT OUTLOOK - 1999 (PDF)
United Nations Environment Programme,
Nairobi, 1999.
ISBN 9280717936.
WRI
REEFS
AT RISK IN SOUTHEAST ASIA - 2002
WRI;
February 2002, ISBN 1-56973-490-9.
This publication provides a detailed analysis of threats to coral
reefs across Southeast Asia. The goal of the project is to raise awareness
about human pressure on coral reefs and to provide resource managers
with specific information and tools to manage coastal habitats more
effectively. The project was implemented in collaboration with twenty
partner institutions in the region.
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