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Building Partnership for Coastal Cities in Western Indian Ocean Region
(2018)Cities and urban settlements have developed in coastal zones for millennia - resource-rich and strategic from transport, trade and defense perspectives. Although cities only cover 2 percent of the world’s land surface, ... -
Building Resilience of Communities Living in Degraded Forests, Savannahs and Wetlands of Rwanda through an Ecosystem based Adaptation (EbA) Approach Project: LDCF II Project - Baseline Assessment Report
(2019)Ecosystems and build resilience of local communities to impacts of climate change, the Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) is implementing a project entitled “Building resilience of communities living in degra ... -
Building Resilience, Integrating Gender: Women, Natural Resources and Climate Change in Afghanistan
(2017)This paper’s goals are twofold. First is to shine greater light on the valuable contributions that women play in the management of natural resources and maintaining healthy ecosystems in Afghanistan. Second is to expand ... -
Building Resilient Societies after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Key Messages from the International Resource Panel
(2020)The world is experiencing an unprecedented moment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. For us at the International Resource Panel (IRP) it is also a moment to reflect. This document provides policy recommendations extracted ... -
Building the Big Picture for a Green Economy - UNEP Perspectives No. 9
(2013)This is the story of building a practical vision for the future, one that is described by a common language and defined by a shared set of priorities. That vision is for a green, fair economy that helps to lift people out ... -
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Building the Business Case for Nature-based Solutions for Watersheds
(2019)A private-public initiative to scale private investment in nature-based solutions by developing: a standardized framework to demonstrate and value stacked water-carbon benefits associated with the implementation of ... -
Building the Climate Change Regime: Survey and Analysis of Approaches - Working Paper
(2011)The purpose of this paper is to help climate change negotiators, other government officials, international institutions, and civil society experts as they jointly work to build the post-2012 international climate regime. ... -
Building the Foundations for Sustainable Nutrient Management. A publication of the Global Partnership on Nutrient Management
(2010)This booklet focuses on the use, effects and management of two key nutrients - nitrogen and phosphorous. Together they play an important role in the global and local sustainable development agendas. On the one hand, their ... -
Building the Future We Want: Invest in Renewable Energy
(, 2016)Infographic highlighting the deployment of renewable energy in different parts of the world -
Building Urban Resilience: Assessing Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Addis Ababa
(UNEP, 2014)This report presents the findings of a knowledge assessment on urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) for the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that was conducted in 2012. It examines the state of UPA in the city through the ... -
Building Urban Resilience: Assessing Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Dakar
(UNEP, 2014)This report presents the findings of a knowledge assessment on urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) for the city of Dakar, Senegal, that was conducted in 2012. It examines the state of UPA in the city through the lens ... -
Building Urban Resilience: Assessing Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Dar es Salaam
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)This report presents the findings of a knowledge assessment on urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) for the city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania that was conducted in 2012. It examines the state of UPA in the city through the ... -
Building Urban Resilience: Assessing Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Ibadan
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)This report presents the findings of a knowledge assessment on urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) for the city of Ibadan, Nigeria that was conducted in 2012. It examines the state of UPA in the city through the lens ... -
Building Urban Resilience: Assessing Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Kampala
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)This report presents the findings of a knowledge assessment on urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) for the city of Kampala, Uganda, that was conducted in 2012. It examines the state of UPA in the city through the lens ... -
Building Urban Resilience: Assessing Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Kathmandu
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)This report presents the findings of a knowledge assessment on peri-urban agriculture in the Kathmandu Valley. This assessment locates peri-urban agriculture within larger, ongoing change occurring in the Kathmandu Valley's ... -
Building Urban Resilience: Assessing Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Tamale
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)This report presents the findings of a knowledge assessment on urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) for the city of Tamale, Ghana, that was conducted in 2012. It examines the state of UPA in the city through the lens of ... -
Buildings and climate change: status, challenges and opportunities
(UNEP, 2007)As one of the products of the Sustainable Buildings and Construction Initiative (SBCI), this publication outlines the salient features of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from building use and construction. The ... -
Buildings and Climate Change: Summary for Decision Makers
(2009)This Summary for Decision-Makers presents the current state of thinking on how the potential for greenhouse gas emission reductions in buildings can be realized. It was compiled by the Sustainable Building and Climate ... -