Publications

The summary of the WEPA Outlook on Water Environmental Management in Asia 2012.

This paper discusses the key issues surrounding green economy at Rio+20 in three categories: "principles of a green economy‟, "policy tools for transition towards green economies‟ and "international cooperation for green economies‟. The discussion is based on current trends in the discussion of green economy in the Rio+20 process, which can be...

As a contribution to the Rio+20 process this Issue Brief highlights resilience and sustainable development by drawing on the knowledge on natural hazards and disasters gained from governments, researchers and other stakeholders. The terms resilience, vulnerability and adaptive capacity are used daily, but take on specific definitions and functions...

Competitiveness and carbon leakage are two central concerns in the international negotiations of a future climate policy. With more attentions given to border adjustment measures to address these concerns, it is rational to consider consumption-based national inventory to account for emissions embodied in international trade. In this work, we...

This brief, which addresses issues surrounding the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) proposed by Columbia, Guatemala, and Peru during the Rio+20 processes, aims to remind policymakers and other stakeholders of the importance of reaching a solid outcome at Rio+20, as well as for the future. It provides a summary of ongoing discussions and...