Conflict and security
- Measuring water use in a green economy
- J. McGlade / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2012
- This report analyses the different ways for quantifying and accounting for water flows and productivity within the economy. It provides the current state of knowledge of the various indicators and too...
- UNEP year book 2012: emerging issues in our global environment
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2012
- The United Nations Environment Programme's year book for 2012 shows that we are facing a number of environmental challenges, although scientists and policy makers have made headway on addressing some ...
- Catalysing early stage investment: addressing the lack of early-stage capital for low-carbon infrastructure in developing economies
- D. Ritchie (ed);E. Usher (ed) / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2011
- The lack of financing for the early-stage development of low-carbon technologies has become a critical market failure, especially in developing economies where the subject remains relatively unexplore...
- UNDP climate change country profile: St. Vincent & the Grenadines
- C. McSweeny / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2008
- A profile of the nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines compiled for the UNDP. The article discusses the country's vulnerability to the El Nino and La Nina phenomena in the face of current and predi...
- Advancing Adaptation Through Climate Information Services: Results of a Global Survey of the Information Requirements of the Financial Sector
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2011
- Financial institutions need more developed information services regarding the physical impacts of changing weather patterns. This report presents the results of an international survey undertaken by t...
- Youth Xchange Guidebook Series: Cimate Change and Lifestyles
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2011
- The world’s youth will have a significant role to play if we are to bring about the widespread behavioural change needed to shift towards more sustainable lifestyles and consumption habits. It is impo...
- Kick the habit: a UN guide to climate neutrality
- A. Kirby / United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2009
- This guide from the UNEP underscores the necessity of carbon neutrality on both the individual and national levels. It provides the reader with current and accurate information on the phenomenon of cl...
- Ozonaction: HCFC phase out - convenient opportunity to safeguard the ozone layer and climate
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2008
- This UNEP publication highlights the successes and challenges in meeting the Montreal Protocol on reducing ozone depleting substances. It explains the actions and policies that were key to the success...
- Climate change in the Caribbean and the challenge of adaptation
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2008
- This report highlights climate change trends and climate variability, the impact they have on Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in particular, and the efforts in responding to these issu...
- Financing renewable energy in developing countries: drivers and barriers for private finance in sub-Saharan Africa
- United Nations [UN] Environment Programme , 2012
- Released to mark the African launch of the 2012 UN International Year of Sustainable Energy for All, this report is based on a survey of 38 mostly private sector institutions involved in energy infras...
