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5 May 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Asia-Pacific countries endorse bold steps for greener, resilient cities at UN assembly
27 April 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
'Engines of opportunity, centres of vulnerability': The growing challenges of Asia Pacific's cities
24 April 2025
19 April 2025
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Urgent removal of at least 2.5 million tonnes of debris needed in Myanmar following earthquake: UNDP
16 April 2025
15 April 2025
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Rethinking climate finance to work for women in Nepal’s coffee, pashmina value chains
8 April 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Why 2025 could be the year of the electric vehicle in developing countries
1 April 2025
UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Climate-smart trade facilitation: From efficiency to climate solutions
28 March 2025
25 March 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Historic canals take centre stage as Kochi, India aims to blunt fallout from climate change
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
As electronic waste surges, countries look for answers
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Emissions from building sector stopped rising for the first time since 2020: UN
10 March 2025
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