GEO-6 Regional Assessment for Asia and the Pacific


Table 3.2.1: Asia and the Pacific, select list of policies and interventions for sustainable development Country/region Bangladesh


Sector Food Cambodia China India India Pacific islands


Health and sanitation (rural)


Energy and environment


Forest Renewable energy Environment


Republic of Korea Energy and environment


Singapore Thailand Source: UNEP


resources, and adopt innovative interventions to address state-specific health needs.


Bhutan’s national health policy holds a prominent place in the country’s economic development, with health expenditure at 7–11 per cent of total government expenditure. The policy aims to improve the delivery of health services and supply of related human resources, health research and information, affordable access to medical products, vaccines and technologies, health financing and leadership and governance (Bhutan, Ministry of Health 2012). Lao PDR introduced four different health financing schemes, including a social security organization scheme for salaried professionals working in the private sector, state authority for social security for civil servants, community-based health insurance for people working in the informal sector, and a health equity fund for the poor (WHO 2014).


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Cambodia, through a community-led total sanitation initiative, has motivated citizens to construct their own sanitation infrastructure without depending on support from external sources (UNDP 2012a). In the Philippines, Family- based Actions for Children and their Environs in the Slums identified targets and actions that helped provide sanitation solutions to families at community and city levels. More than 600 children living in 15 slums in the Philippines were direct beneficiaries and the improvement in their quality of life ranged from 20 to 80 per cent. This project was replicated in 86 villages and 16 additional cities in 2009 (UNDP 2012b).


The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s Lingap sa Barangay programme aims to improve ecological balance in various communities within its jurisdiction, in coordination with local government units (ANMC 2015). Bangladesh’s pro-poor and gender-sensitive food policy has helped to


Building and construction


Health Name of policy/program


National Food Security Policy


Community-led Total Sanitation


Circular Economy Promotion Law


Forest Conservation Act, 1980


Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission


South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission


Framework Act on Low Carbon Green Growth


Universal Coverage Health Scheme


Reduction in open defecation


Reduction in energy intensity, industrial water consumption per unit of production, increased industrial solid waste recycling rate


Reduced deforestation Substantial increase in solar power generation capacity


Increased technical understanding, improved disaster risk finance and insurance


Reduction in energy intensity, increased investments in green technology


Green Building Masterplan 30% of buildings achieving green mark Increased coverage, reduction in out-of-pocket expenses


Impact/success Increased yield, reduced import dependency


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