Financing the SDGs to Build Back Better From the Covid-19 Pandemic in Asia and the Pacific

ESCAP’s biennial series on financing for development publishes monographs on selected issues on financing for development from a regional Asia-Pacific perspective. The series aims to contribute to regional and national dialogues on strategies for the implementation of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This will be the fourth report of the series and to be published in 2021. The report will discuss policy options that countries in Asia and the Pacific can pursue to finance the SDGs and build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic. Three chapters are being prepared as part of this report as follows. Chapter 1 analyzes selected policies options proposed in the global FFD process in the context of Asia and the Pacific. Chapter 2 considers innovative financing mechanisms. Chapter 3 focuses on developing digital financing role in fostering sustainable development.