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Created 28 January 2013

The Asia and Pacific region faces a new economic reality, a development context that is increasingly influenced by resource constraints and growing risks. In recent years, convergent economic and environmental challenges have had dramatic impacts on millions of people, threatening continued progress towards the reduction of poverty and hunger. Thus, Asian and Pacific countries have made “green” policy commitments and investments that just five years ago would have been unimaginable.
The global market for green goods and services is vast and growing fast, offering countries the dual benefit of prosperity and job creation. To take advantage of these opportunities, long-term solutions require policy initiatives to transform economies, building on already important initiatives in many countries. 
Reflecting a common view that action is urgently needed, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Environment Programme have joined forces to produce this report on Green Growth, Resources and Resilience. Each institution has its own mandate and the three find common ground in working together to help catalyze action for sustainable and inclusive economic growth—a future where all people have an opportunity for a better life.

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Source: UNESCAP