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| Towards an ‘Energy Plus’ Approach for the Poor: A review of good practices and lessons learned from Asia and the Pacific (2012)
This report documents good practices and lessons learned in addressing energy poverty and expanding energy services for the poor. It draws from the experiences of 17 energy access programmes and projects in the Asia-Pacific region. It highlights that breaking through the energy-poverty cycle is best achieved by combining the delivery of energy services with measures that generate cash incomes. This ‘Energy Plus’ approach has the greatest potential for reducing poverty and achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
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| Towards an ‘Energy Plus’ approach for the poor: An agenda for action for Asia and the Pacific (2012)
Between 2009 and 2011 UNDP undertook a review of 17 energy access programmes in the Asia-Pacific region. This Action Agenda Note presents a summary of the key conclusions and recommendations, providing guidance for policy makers and development practitioners on expanding energy access in a manner that contributes to poverty reduction. The Note examines complex issues such as enabling policies, diffusion of low-emission energy technologies, financing, institutional frameworks, community empowerment, local entrepreneurship and market development.
The Action Agenda Note attempts to answer the following key questions:
a) What are the common features of energy access programmes and projects that have succeeded in providing access to clean, affordable and reliable energy services to the poor for cooking, heating,
lighting, communications and productive uses?
b) What can governments and development partners do to further expand and upscale such programmes and projects?
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| Strengthening Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction - A Primer (2011)
Capacity development is UNDP’s overarching contribution to development programming to facilitate achievement of the MDGs and support sustainable human development. Disaster risk reduction is an equally urgent area of focus for UNDP, given that the development context remains marred by disasters that pose a threat to development gains.
This Primer on Strengthening Capacities for Disaster Risk Reduction has been developed in support of these important overarching frameworks and commitments. It is a result of collective endeavours and contributions by experts and specialists in the fields of both disaster risk reduction and capacity development in the region. It is a product of a thorough and participatory process of consolidating inputs, ideas and contributions from countries that are implementing disaster risk reduction efforts. It has been shaped by real experiences and case studies on the ground that illustrate the importance of a systematic approach to strengthening capacities for disaster risk reduction and the current trends in doing so. The substance and design of this primer come from a structured process of optimizing engagement from practitioners and drawing on existing knowledge and experiences in the region.
The primer remains a work in progress. The authors invite inquiries and feedback on the document. This is in recognition that capacity development for disaster risk reduction is continuously evolving over time. To ensure that this primer remains relevant to the changing environment where it is applied and used, the document will continue to be updated and revised.
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| The Socio-Economic Impact of HIV at the Household Level in Asia: A Regional Analysis (2011)
The report, based on national studies undertaken by UNDP in partnership with national institutions in Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam over the last six years, found that HIV affects almost all aspects of human life across a spectrum of indicators. All the national studies were case- controlled (compared HIV-affected and non-HIV-affected households with similar socio-economic backgrounds), and together covered 17,000 households and 72,000 individuals.
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| The Socio-Economic Impact of HIV at the Household Level in Asia: A Regional Analysis of the Impact on Women and Girls (2011)
The report outlines the specific impacts that women and girls face on a daily basis that range from employment and household burden to discrimination and access to treatment. By comparing across countries in the region, and across HIV-affected and non-affected households, the analysis provides unique insights into the dynamics of the epidemic and improved understanding of the specific impact HIV has on women and girls. It highlights the many differences between countries in the region, but also the numerous similarities, and therefore how they might learn from one another.
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| Understanding Electoral Violence in Asia (2011)
This report investigates electoral violence in Asia through analyses of case studies commissioned by UNDP for seven countries in South and South-East Asia: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand. The ultimate objective of these publications was to draw empirical lessons from each country as helpful guides for policy, legislation and institutional change to promote greater democratic governance.
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| Towards Universal Access: Examples of Municipal HIV Programming for Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender People in Six Asian Cities (2011)
This report describes specific examples of programme activities that seek to address HIV and promote health
and rights among MSM and transgender people in six Asian cities: Bangkok, Thailand; Chengdu, China; Ho Chi
Minh City, Viet Nam; Jakarta, Indonesia; Manila, the Philippines; and Yangon, Myanmar. These examples, identified through consultation with local HIV leaders and practitioners in those six cities, are presented here to inform planning, design, and delivery of health and community services at the municipal level. Ultimately, these types of activities, if widely adopted and scaled up in combination, would lead to a reduction in rates of HIV infection, improve access to health services, and reduce human rights violations in urban areas and cities in the Asia-Pacific region.
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| Urban Youth in the Pacific - Increasing Resilience and Reducing Risk for Involvement in Crime and Violence (2011)
The report “Urban Youth in the Pacific – Increasing Resilience and Reducing Risk for Involvement in Crime and Violence was produced in response to a concern raised by the Forum Regional Security Committee (FSRC) about the involvement of a small but increasing number of urban youth in crime and violence and acknowledgment that the region can work towards building the resilience of young people.
The report aims to provide policy and programming options for Pacific governments and other stakeholders, including the United Nations, to prevent young people becoming involved in crime and violence, and to fulfill their potential as productive citizens.
The report covers issues like what factors push Pacific youth to become involved in crime and violence and what can be done to reduce the risk and increase the resilience of young people. The report highlights good policies and activities that address youth crime and violence. It contains case studies from six Pacific Island countries – the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa and Tonga.
The reported has been divided in eight chapters:
Chapter 1: Introduction and Methodology
Chapter 2: Pacific Overview and Recommendations
Chapter 3: Federated States of Micronesia
Chapter 4: Marshall Islands
Chapter 5: PNG
Chapter 6: Solomon Islands
Chapter 7: Samoa
Chapter 8: Tonga
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| Women's Representation in Local Government in Asia-Pacific: Status Report 2010 (2011)
This status report aims to deepen the understanding of progress made towards the Millennium Development Goal 3, Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women, by introducing a sub-national measure of women’s political representation. This status report will form a baseline measure of women’s representation in local government in Asia-Pacific on a country by country basis, and it is planned to be updated every year until 2015 to support the national, regional and global status assessment and dialogue on the achievement of MDG 3.
The report is a product of the partnership of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM, part of UN Women), United Cities and Local Government Asia-Pacific (UCLG ASPAC) and the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF).
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| Benchmarking National Legislation for Gender Equality (2011)
The aim of this publication is to reveal de jure challenges and legal gaps that undermine women’s fundamental freedoms and rights. Based on case studies from Asia, it reviews the legal systems of Indonesia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam to assess the extent of their legislative compliance with the articles of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). It uses a total of 113 indicators to assess legislative compliance with the sixteen substantive articles of CEDAW that encompass diverse aspects of public and private spheres affecting women’s legal rights —constitutional, criminal, civil, political, economic, social and family laws.
Even without going into the de facto situation on the ground, the study demonstrates how women continue to face significant discrimination within the legal systems they face. This is despite legal reform—legislative change and the use of progressive judicial precedents. More specifically, legal challenges are three-fold: absence of laws; the existence of discriminatory laws; and conflicts between constitutional guarantees of equality vis-à-vis unequal customary laws and practices. It is to these three-fold challenges that one must turn for positive change in laws.
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| Asia-Pacific Gender and Macroeconomic Issues Newsletter - Vol. 3, Issue 1
Newsletter
/ Poverty Reduction and Achievement of MDGs - Published on
Friday, February 03, 2012
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| Sharing Experience in Access to Justice: Engaging with Non-State Justice Systems & Conducting Assessments
Research and Policy Series
/ Democratic Governance - Published on
Thursday, January 26, 2012
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| Ensuring Inclusion: e-Discussion on Social Protection
Compendium of Good Practices
/ Poverty Reduction and Achievement of MDGs - Published on
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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| Local Government and Social Protection: Making Service Delivery Available for the Most Vulnerable
Research and Policy Series
/ Poverty Reduction and Achievement of MDGs - Published on
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
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| Towards an ‘Energy Plus’ Approach for the Poor: A review of good practices and lessons learned from Asia and the Pacific
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Saturday, January 14, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 1 – Power to the People: Solar Energy for a Better Quality of Life, Social Equity and Socio-Economic Growth in the Philippines
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 2 – All in One Pot: Improved Cookstoves for Better Health and Environment
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 3 – Micro-Credit for Energy Services: Transforming Basic Needs of Poor Households into Effective Market Demand
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 4 – Making Energy Markets Work for the Poor: Large-Scale Dissemination of Biogas Plants in Nepal
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 5 – One Digester Plus Three Renovations: Biogas Plants for Rural China
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 6 – Going Renewable: China’s Success Story in Capacity Development
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 7 – The Pacific Response: Electrifying Isolated Islands
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 8 – Turning Tradition to New Ends: Improving Water Mills in Nepal
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 9 – Women’s Power: Energy Services for Rural Women in India
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 10 – Energy to Move Rural Nepal Out of Poverty: The Rural Energy Development Programme Model in Nepal
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 11 – Renewable Energy Sector Development: A Decade of Promoting Renewable Energy Technologies in Sri Lanka
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 13 – Augmenting Gross National Happiness in a Remote Bhutan Community: Community-Based Micro-Hydro for Livelihoods Enhancement
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 14 – Renting Lighting Services: Paying for the Service and Not the Hardware
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 15 – Entrepreneurship at Grassroots: Diffusion of Biomass Devices in Informal Industries in India
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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| Energy Access Case Study 16 – New Solutions for a New Country: Timor-Leste’s Future in Renewable Energy
Research and Policy Series
/ Environment & Energy - Published on
Friday, January 13, 2012
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