Organisation
United Nations [UN] Environment Programme (UNEP)
Published Documents
- Guidance manual for TEEB country studies
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2013
- The Guidance Manual for The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Country Studies was developed following requests from countries interested in undertaking a TEEB country study, with the aim of achieving their development go...
- Comprehensive report detailing multi-sector trade opportunities and enabling conditions in the transition to a green economy
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2013
- Prepared by the Trade, Policy and Planning Unit of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), this report is a key component of the Green Economy and Trade Opportunities Project (GE-TOP). The aim of GE-TOP is to identify opportu...
- Stories of change from the joint UNDP-UNEP poverty-environment initiative
- E. Benson / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2013
- This booklet, prepared by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) on behalf of the UNDP-UNEP poverty-environment initiative (PEI), captures experiences of various stakeholders ranging from the government lev...
- Africa environment outlook 3: our environment, our health
- J. Opio-Odongo / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2013
- The Africa Environment Outlook (AEO) is a tool of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) for monitoring environmental management in Africa. This third edition focuses on the links between environment and health,...
- UNEP year book 2013: emerging issues in our global environment
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2013
- Rapid change in the Arctic resulting from climate change is threatening ecosystems and providing new development opportunities including easier access to oil, gas and minerals. The UNEP Year Book 2013 shows that changes in the Arctic ...
- SIDS-focused green economy: an analysis of challenges and opportunities
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2012
- The movement towards a green economy is seen as a critical pathway to achieving sustainable development. More importantly, it is an opportunity for investments in green industries, job creation and improvements in human welfare. In th...
- Impacts of conflict on the livestock industry in greater Darfur region and how to enable recovery
- M. Buchanan-Smith; A.J Abdulla Fadul (ed); A.R. Tahir (ed) / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2012
- Livestock is one of Darfur’s main economic assets and makes a major contribution to Sudan’s national livestock and meat exports. This report documents how livestock trade in the greater Darfur region has been negatively af...
- Technologies for climate change mitigation: agriculture sector
- D. C. Uprety / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2012
- This guidebook by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project describes crop and livestock management technologies and practices that contribute to climate change mitigation while improvin...
- Early warning systems: a state of the art analysis and future directions
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2012
- Early warning technologies have greatly benefited from recent advances in communication and information technologies and an improved knowledge on natural hazards. Nevertheless, gaps remain in early warning technologies and capacities,...
- A practical framework for planning pro-development climate policy
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2011
- MCA4climate is an initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which provides practical assistance to governments in preparing their climate change mitigation and adaptation plans and strategies. It aims to help gove...
