... Framework and Examples of Engagements in EastAsiaandthePacific 1.1 Impact of Natural Disasters in EastAsiaandthePacific in the Last 30 Years 14 Weather and Climate-Related Disasters and Regional ... operations and analytical products supporting the improvement of weather, climate, and hydrological services, initially in Europe and Central Asiaand later in East Asia, Africa, South Asia, and other ... in EastAsiaandthePacific 153 Tables 4.1 5.1 6.1 D.1 Sectors Where Inertia (Lock-Ins) and Sensitivity to Climate Change Are Great 67 Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers in EastAsiaandthe Pacific 81...
... diagnostic and therapeutic care for older persons There is a lack of coordination among organizations including government agencies, academia and NGOs, in the provision and assessment of health and ... shoulder the burden of caring for the elderly even if they are unable to provide adequate care E Knowledge gaps on ageing There is a lack of standardized data collection on the situation and needs ... interpretations thereof) and some traditional practices II Recommendations To address the gaps and challenges identified above, the Forum recommended the following: A National policy and action Governments...
... development and per capita income in AsiaandthePacific ………………… The relationship between credit market based measure of financial development and poverty rates in AsiaandthePacific ……………………… The ... weight of children) in AsiaandthePacific …………… The relationship between inclusive financial development and under mortality rate in AsiaandthePacific …………………………………………… The relationship between ... development andthe HIV prevalence rate in AsiaandthePacific ………………………………………… The relationship between gender-inclusive financial development andthe female labor force participation rate in Asia and...
... 1955 1950 Central and West Asia Southeast AsiaEastAsiaPacific South Asia Developed Economies* 1990 2002 2010 Note: * Developed Economies include Australia, Japan, and New Zealand Source: UN (2012) ... this Special Chapter, Asia refers to theAsiaandPacific region The terms “cities” and “urban population” are as defined by the UN (2012) In this chapter, the terms “city” and “urban” are used ... ŝŶĨĞĐƟŽŶ͘ ͻ The incidence and prevalence rates of tuberculosis andthe death rates associated with tuberculosis in most countries in the region have declined However, the Marshall Islands and some...
... rubber in AsiaandthePacific region FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS REGIONAL OFFICE FOR ASIAANDTHEPACIFIC Bangkok, 2011 i The designations employed andthe presentation ... references and measures for prevention of SALB in the Asia- Pacific region are ongoing TheAsiaandPacific Plant Protection Commission is at the forefront of actions taken in the region to safeguard the ... Agreement for theAsiaandPacific region The revision updates the Plant Protection Agreement and brings it into compliance with the Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement (SPS Agreement) andthe 1997...
... breeding and their potential for aquaculture During the late 1970s and early 1980s they were introduced to Hawaii andthe Eastern Atlantic Coast of the Americas from South Carolina and Texas in the ... http://www.fao.org/fi/statist/fisoft/dias/index.htm Peru From here, they were introduced to the North-western Pacific coast of the Americas in the USA and Hawaii, and to the Eastern Atlantic coast fro m Carolina and Texas in the north through ... Mainland China and Taiwan Province of China and subsequently spread to the Philippines, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Thailand, Malaysia and India These introductions, their advantages and disadvantages and...
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... as a medicine The male flower bud andthe central cylinder are eaten as a vegetable and 59 Advancing banana and plantain R & D in Asiaandthe Pacific, Vol 10 salad The fruit andthe pseudostem ... of nematodes in the roots of the inoculated plants will be determined, andthe relation between the root and shoot development of the plants at the moment of inoculation andthe development of ... decrease in the height of the plants andthe shoot weight, but further research is needed There was never an effect of infection with P coffeae on the weight of the root system, the number of standing...
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... Meissn., and Litsea amara var attenuata Gamb.) is a lowland forest tree that grows in India and Southeast AsiaThe stems are petioles andthe midrib is hairy The leaves are simple, alternate, and ... to 5cm in diameter in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Southeast Asia, and India in swamps and pools The blade is 12.5cm × 35cm andthe petiole is 20cm The flowers are white The calyx consists of ... Thailand, and Malaysia The stems are pale whitish The leaves are aromatic, simple, alternate, and exstipulate The petiole is 1–1.25cm long The blade is leathery, elliptic, 7cm – 18cm × 3cm – 6cm The...
... the tropical belt including Southeast Asiaandthe Pacific Islands The stems are 3mm in diameter The leaves are glossy above, simple, and cordate The petiole is yellowish-orange and 8mm long The ... lowland and hill forests in Northeast India, Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, and Borneo The bark is grayish-brown The leaves are simple and exstipulate The petiole is channeled and 2cm × 2mm The blade ... minutely hairy The pedicels are 8mm long The flowers are purplish-pink, andthe anthers are dark and glandular dotted The gynaecium to the ovary is 5mm long The flower buds are 7mm × 8mm The fruits...
... tropical Africa andAsiaThe wood is whitish and soft The bark is smooth and greenish, and produces a few thorns, which are conical The leaves are palmate and up to 40cm in diameter and consist of ... passion and flos = flower The plant parts seemed to represent aspects of Christ: the corona was the crown of thorns, the five stamens were the five wounds, the three styles were the three nails, andthe ... passion and flos = flower The plant parts seemed to represent aspects of Christ: the corona was the crown of thorns, the five stamens were the five wounds, the three styles were the three nails, and the...
... purple andthe corolla is pink The androecium consists of four stamens alternating with the petals, andthe anthers are yellow The flower pedicels are 4mm long and show two purple bracts The flower ... in the rain forests of Southeast AsiaThe stems are glabrous, terete, 3mm in diameter, and have 6–6.5cm long internodes The leaves are simple, opposite, and exstipulate The petiole is slender The ... covers the Himalayas, south to India and Sri Lanka, Malaysia to Australia, China, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and Fiji, Hawaii and Mauritius, and Madagascar to the west The...
... diameter, and annular The stipules are 4–8cm long The petiole is 1.5–3cm long and reddish The blade is elliptical–oblong, 7cm × 18cm × 3cm × 8cm, and reddish at the margin The base is cuneate andthe ... in the secondary forests of Andamans, Nicobars, South China, Formosa, Ryukyu, Thailand, andthe Pacific Islands The stems are glaucous and strongly constricted The leaves are simple, spiral, and ... AustraliaThe bark is finely fissured, thin, and gray to brownish The inner bark is white andthe wood is yellow The stems are terete The leaves are simple, opposite, and exstipulate The petiole...
... native to Southeast Asiaand grown as an ornamental tree throughout the Pacific Rim The plant grows to a height of 6m The bole is grayish and crooked The bark is light and ash-colored The stems are ... 2m The crown is silvery-gray, andthe bole is straight and buttressed The plant grows from lowland rain forests to 800m in the primary rain forests of a zone covering the Andaman Islands to the ... 2.1m in the lowland rain forests of Indonesia, Malesia, andthe Solomon Islands The bole is straight and buttressed The bark is grayish-white or grayish-brown, scaly, and lenticelled The inner...
... rocky and sandy coasts and in dry open country throughout Southeast AsiaThe blade is 9.4cm ì cm The fruit pedicel is 1.5cm long, andthe fruit is 2cm in diameter The petiole is 1.4cm long There ... in Southeast Asiaandthe Pacic Islands The bark is pale yellowish-brown The inner bark is pale yellow The stems are terete, glabrous, and 2mm in diameter The leaves are compound, spiral, and exstipulate ... country and on the limestone hills of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand The bole is crooked, smooth, andthe bark is dark green The stems are spiny The leaves are simple, spiral, and...
... covering the Philippines, Java, Queensland, andeast to the Solomon Islands The bole is straight and coarsely fluted The bark is smooth White latex is present The leaves are simple, exstipulate, and ... penipu paya They heat and oil the leaves then apply them to the spleen to break malarial fever The pharmacological properties of the plant are unexplored but worth investigating, since Kam and Choo ... in the primary rain forests of Malaysia, Sumatra, and Java The crown is small The bole is straight and nonbuttressed The bark is grayishblack and smooth The inner bark is granular, white and...
... estuaries and along the coasts of South China, Australia, the Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia, and India The plant is grown as an ornamental The stems are quadrangular and glabrous, and show 5.5–4–3.5cm ... Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaysia The stems are spiny, velvety, pitted, fleshy, andthe spines are 3mm long The leaves are simple, spiral, and exstipulate The petiole is 8–11cm long and spiny ... rain forests of Southeast AsiaThe stems are terete and smooth, and exude a milky latex after incision The leaves are simple, opposite, and exstipulate The petiole is 7mm long The blade is elliptical,...