| dc.contributor | Governance Affairs Office | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Asia and the Pacific | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-12-22T13:15:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-12-22T13:15:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/13711 | |
| dc.description | 1. Introduction
The Asia Pacific region is home to more than half the world population – approximately 4 billion out of more than 6 billion. It has 3 of the world's most populous countries, 3 of the world’s largest countries, 2 of the least populated, 13 least developed countries, 12 landlocked countries, one of which is among the 2 double landlocked countries in the world, and 17 small island developing countries. 70% of the population lives on less than a dollar a day. By 2025 the number of mega-cities (population over 10 million) in the Asia-Pacific will have risen to 20 from 16; more than half of the population will live in mega-cities. The enormous growing population is expected to use more resources to achieve economic growth. More often than not this economic development will occur at a cost to the environment. The region has 5 distinct sub-regions:
Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and the South Pacific. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.unep.org/civil-society/Portals/24105/documents/RCMs/2006/ROAP_statement.pdf | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.subject.classification | Environmental Governance | en_US |
| dc.title | Asia Pacific Regional Civil Society Statement | en_US |
| dc.type | Statement/Declaration | en_US |
| wd.meeting.startdate | 2006 | |
| wd.meeting.enddate | 2006 | |
| wd.identifier.collection | Meeting Documents | en_US |
