Launch of the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific 2025: Understanding the macroeconomic implications of climate change

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When:  Tuesday, 8 April 2025, 10:30 to 11:30 hours (Bangkok time, UTC+7)

Where:  Meeting Room 209, Faculty of Economics Building, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok and Online via Zoom.


Climate shocks are disrupting livelihoods and economies in Asia and the Pacific. A much-needed transition to low-carbon development can also exert unintended socioeconomic costs. A deeper understanding of how climate change, climate action and macroeconomic outcomes interact is essential for long-term economic stability and development in the region. The 2025 edition of the Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific examines this nexus and conducts a new macroeconomic-climate readiness assessment.


The Survey, published annually since 1947, is a flagship publication produced by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). It provides analyses to guide policy discussion on the current and emerging socio-economic issues and policy challenges to support sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific.


Contact person: Ms. Lin Zhuo, Economic Affairs Officer, Macroeconomic Policy and Analysis Section, Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division, ESCAP; zhuo@un.org

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