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ESCAP Financing for Development Series
Published every two years, ESCAP's book series on financing for development publishes monographs on selected issues on financing for development from a regional Asia-Pacific perspective. The series aims at providing substantive analyses and policy discussions to contribute to regional and national dialogues on strategies for the implementation of selected aspects of financing for development included in both the Addis Ababa Action Agenda and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Sustainable Finance: Bridging the Gap in Asia and the Pacific
This report is part of ESCAP Financing for Development Series. The report examines the trends challenges and opportunities that policymakers regulators and private finance (banks issuers and investors) in Asia and the Pacific face in mobilizing public and private financing for key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) particularly around climate action. Its aims to spur a more robust and informed debate amongst key stakeholders within member States to establish consensus on critical measures to move the region towards a net zero path and to bring greater clarity regarding the benefits and consequences of selected policy and financing choices in the short and the long- term. The report proposes eight Principles for Action in Sustainable Finance for further deliberation and dialogue among ESCAP member States: (1) the establishment of new partnerships for financing climate action including policymakers regulators and private finance; (2) effective NDC financing strategies helmed by government authorities with sufficient mandate and authority to implement them; (3) Redoubling of efforts to build capacity in climate carbon and financial skills of policymakers regulators and private finance; (4) Regulation to drive forthcoming change in financing decisions; (5) Policymakers need to send clear signals to investors who make investment decisions; (6) strengthen project preparation through engaging private finance and project developers in the pre-investment phase; (7) local investors in Asia and the Pacific need to adopt net zero pledges in line with NDCs; and (8) regional cooperation on taxonomy alignment convergence project preparation cross-border capital investment and data comparability.

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.

Infrastructure Financing for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
The development of quality sustainable and resilient infrastructure is an important goal of the 2030 Agenda. However investment in infrastructure in most countries in Asia and the Pacific is insufficient. Developing countries in the region have substantial investment needs in transport ICT water and sanitation and energy to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This publication highlights the infrastructure financing landscape and addresses how developing countries in the region can increase infrastructure investment by focusing on the challenges they face along topical areas. Special attention is made to improve public sector efficiency and catalyze private sector involvement to achieve the SDGs.

Tax Policy for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific

Financing for Transformation
From Agenda to Action on Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
The sustainable development financing (SDF) is critical for adopting a framework and implementation of sustainable development goals that would be successor to MDGs framework. The publication aims to analyse the scope trends and potential of all sources of financing at the national levels in the Asia-Pacific region. In particular financing of sustainable development is required to highlight a number of areas including: the scope for domestic resource mobilization through tax and capital markets; institutional investments and leveraging those through public-private partnerships; the need for financial inclusion for all; climate finance requirements; external resources specifically official development assistance and private flows; and efforts to forge new and better partnerships for financing sustainable development. The publication shows the differences across countries in the region and explores their potential impact for implementing the sustainable development goals both at the regional and national levels. The publication aims to provide policy makers in the region an improved understanding and challenges and their impact on inclusive and sustainable development with a special focus on the countries with special needs.