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Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 6

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 6

March 2009
Summary: Global financial markets remain highly volatile.
Global imbalances are unwinding in disorderly fashion, heightening the risk of exchange-rate volatility.
Unemployment is increasing worl
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 6
UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 16

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 16

Forests: the green and REDD of climate change
by the UN/DESA Climate Change Working Group
UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 16
UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 15

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 15

Finance for forests and climate change
by the UN/DESA Climate Change Working Group
UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 15
UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 13

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 13

The trillion dollar plan
by Rob Vos
UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 13
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CDP Plenary 2009

The 11th session was held from 9-13 March at UN Headquarters in New York

2009 CDP report, ECOSOC and GA resolutions

Report of the Committee for Development Policy (E/2009/33, Supplement No. 13)
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Achieving Sustainable Development in an Age of Climate Change (CDP Policy Note January 2009)

Adapting to climate change is critical for sustainable development. Steps must be taken to strengthen the adaptive capacity of all stakeholders and to mainstream adaptation into sectoral and national planning processes. Achieving the aims reflected in the international sustainable development agenda also requires mitigation efforts in accordance with the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities. Whereas among industrialized countries the approach to mitigation has focused on a cap-and-trade system, for developing countries such a strategy may not be ideal. For those countries, an investment-based approach encouraging the use of renewable energy alternatives appears to be the…
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Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 7

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 7

April 2009
Summary: Unemployment, trade and capacity utilization face sharpest deterioration since World War II
Widening gaps in external financing for developing countries call for large international transf
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 7
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 5

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 5

February 2009
Summary:? The impact of the financial crisis on economic activity has intensified worldwide.
Industrial production and international trade flows have declined sharply, and unemployment is rapidly risi
Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 5
UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 11

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 11

Massive, globally coordinated fiscal stimulus is needed:?going from the drawing board to swift action
by Rob Vos, Pingfan Hong and Marva Corley,with inputs from Richard Kozul-Wright, Alex Izurieta and Matthias Kempf
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UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 11