by Naveeda | Jun 9, 2020 | COMSATS Featured Publications POM, DRR Knowledge Products, Publications
By Ambassador Fauzia Nasreen, Dr. Azeema Fareed, & Ms. Huma Balouch, COMSATS Technology and Innovation are quintessentially relevant especially in dealing with the multiple threats posed by COVID-19. Most developing countries are already under tremendous stress...
by Naveeda | Jun 9, 2020 | News
By Ambassador Fauzia Nasreen, Dr. Azeema Fareed & Ms. Huma Balouch, COMSATS Technology and Innovation are quintessentially relevant especially in dealing with the multiple threats posed by COVID-19. Most developing countries are already under tremendous stress...
by Naveeda | Jun 4, 2020 | DRR Knowledge Products, Publications
As the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting the lives of people across the globe, it is also affecting waste management. With lock-downs and physical distancing, there are challenges with the disruption or failure of urban basis services, including the collection,...
by Naveeda | Jun 3, 2020 | COVID-19, News
The challenge is looking for innovative data and ideas to track economic activity in Asia and the Pacific during the COVID-19 outbreak. Official statistics are usually reported on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis, and with substantial lag—anywhere from a few weeks...
by Naveeda | Jun 3, 2020 | Cities Clusters - COVID-19 Knowledge Products, Cities Clusters - Tourism Knowledge Products, DRR Knowledge Products, Publications
The collapse of tourism resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic will have a profound impact on the Asia-Pacific small island developing States because of their high reliance on tourism rents. The pandemic will disproportionally influence the lives and well-being of the...