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    Automation, women, and the future of work

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2017
    Will women benefit from the rapid automation and digitisation that is set to change the world of work as we know it? How can we ensure that women’s economic interests are brought into focus, and that debates on the future of work are not about the changing relationship between man and machine, but between people and machine?
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    Local actions: solutions to global challenges - initiatives of indigenous peoples in climate change adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction based on traditional knowledge

    Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, 2016
    While governments around the world continue to debate about policies and practices to address climate change solutions, they pay little attention to the situation of indigenous peoples who are among those most affected by climate change on the ground.
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    Southeast Asia and the economics of global climate stabilization

    Asian Development Bank, 2016
    Southeast Asia is one of the most vulnerable regions of the world to climate change. In the absence of climate action, the region will be increasingly exposed to hotter temperatures, more destructive storms, greater flooding in some areas, and more droughts in others.
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    Data mapping on ageing in Asia and the Pacific: analytical report

    HelpAge International Asia, Pacific Regional Development Centre, 2015
    Population ageing is an increasingly important demographic, social, and economic issue for researchers and policy makers throughout developing Asia prompting a need for data to monitor change and formulate evidence-based policies. There have been increasing endeavors in the Asia-Pacific region to collect information specifically related to older persons through representative surveys.
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    REDD Integrity: An evidence based approach to anti-corruption in REDD+

    U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, 2015
    Schemes for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) have emerged as a means to address deforestation trends in developing countries and related emissions of forest carbon. Governance and corruption challenges facing REDD+ are widely acknowledged to be daunting both in their scale and severity.
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    South China Sea: emerging security architecture

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2012
    The South China Sea (SCS) dispute has become a flash point in Southeast Asia. The dispute is between the five countries of Southeast Asia, China and Taiwan. In the process of strengthening their claims, these countries are strengthening their civil and military capacities.
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    Home care for older people: the experience of ASEAN countries

    HelpAge International, 2014
    Without adequate universal pension schemes and healthcare in place to ensure a basic standard of living, older people’s families and communities will find it difficult to comprehensively meet the needs of older people.
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    Economic analysis of climate change adaptation strategies in selected coastal areas in Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam

    The WorldFish Center, 2013
    With many Southeast Asian countries dependent on marine ecosystems for food security and livelihoods, particularly in coastal communities, they are at significant risk to the impacts of climate change. This cross-country analysis by WorldFish seeks to better understand the risks associated with climate change and assess the various adaptation and policy options available.
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    Integrating disaster risk management into climate change adaptation

    Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, 2013
    The Asian Disaster Preparedness Network have produced this guidebook to serve as a reference for integrating disaster risk management (DRM) into climate change adaptation (CCA), and to promote the adoption of a risk management approach to climate-sensitive decision-making. It guides the reader on how to contribute to CCA by improving the management of climate extremes.
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    Designing effective REDD+ safeguard information systems: building on existing systems and country experiences

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2012
    A key determinant of REDD+ success will be the development and implementation of safeguards, including systems for providing information on how safeguards are addressed and respected. This policy paper is the result of a three-year initiative to develop REDD+ safeguard information systems (SIS).

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