Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Subject "waste"
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Environmental profile of Uzbekistan based on indicators
(2008)This Environmental profile was prepared within the framework of the joint project of the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the United Nations Development Programme on “Enhancement of the Environmental Indicators ... -
Gender equality and the environment: A Guide to UNEP's work
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)This document outlines the linkages between gender equality and the environment, the impacts of gender inequality, how unequal participation in policy- and decision-making stymie effective action on tackling environmental ... -
GEO Haiti 2010 state of the environment report
(UNEP, 2010)The GEO Haiti 2010 Report assesses the state of the country's natural resources and the problems encountered in trying to preserve them from the uncontrolled urban development of the main towns and an excessive use of ... -
GEO-6: Global Environment Outlook: Regional assessment for Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)The sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) Regional Assessment for Asia and the Pacific paints a comprehensive picture of the environmental factors contributing to human health and well-being at the regional level. Backed ... -
GEO-6: Global Environment Outlook: Regional assessment for North America
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)The sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) Regional Assessment for North America paints a comprehensive picture of the environmental factors contributing to human health and well-being at the regional level. Backed by a ... -
GEO-6: Global Environment Outlook: Regional assessment for the Pan-European Region
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)The sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) Assessment for the pan-European region paints a comprehensive picture of the environmental factors contributing to human health and well-being at the regional level. Backed by ... -
Global Environment Outlook 5 (GEO 5): Environment for the Future We Want
(2012)In 1995, in support of UNEPs unique mandate within the UN system to keep under review the world environmental situation, (GA resolution 2997 of December 1972), the UNEP Governing Council requested a new, comprehensive ... -
Green breakthroughs: solving environmental problems through innovative policies and law
(UNEP, 2008)This booklet is called Green Breakthroughs because it describes policies and laws that have been used effectively to solve environmental problems. Success stories are drawn from 45 individual countries, as well as from ... -
Guidance manual for the regulating services of ecosystem
(UNEP, 2011)This manual is directed towards practitioners in the field of environmental economics, and designed as a supporting tool for estimating the economic value of regulating services. -
Harmful Substances and Hazardous Waste - United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP, 2010)Factsheets in this series: Climate change, Resource efficiency, Disasters and conflicts, Environmental governance, Harmful substances and hazardous waste, Ecosystem management. -
Hazardous Waste Storage and Disposal in the South Pacific: Appendices - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 048
(1985)Regional Seas Reports and Studies by UNEP -
Independent environmental assessment: Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
(UNEP, 2009)The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were widely acclaimed as one of the most spectacular sporting events ever held, not least as a result of the sumptuous and dazzling opening ceremony and the high standards of competition ... -
Integrated waste management scoreboard: a tool to measure performance in municipal solid waste management
(UNEP, 2005)This publication presents an Integrated Waste Management Scoreboard, which is a planning tool that incorporates a methodology for evaluating existing municipal solid waste management programs and systems. It has been ... -
Marine litter, an analytical overview
(UNEP, 2005)This overview was prepared by the Regional Seas Coordinating Office, the Secretariat of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), the Secretariat of the Basel Convention, and the Coordination Office of the Global Programme ... -
Methodological and technological issues in technology transfer
(UNEP, 2000)Summary for policy makers to Methodological and Technological Issues in Technology Transfer. -
Planet in peril: Atlas of current threats to people and the environment
(UNEP, 2006)This Atlas illustrates through texts and beautifully rendered maps, graphics and diagrams a holistic and well-researched analysis of today’s global issues and their impact on human population and the environment. Written ... -
Public Health Problems in the Coastal Zone of the East African Region: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 009
(1984)Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 009. UNEP 1982: Public health problems in the coastal zone of the East African region -
Report on the state of environment in Kosovo 2011-2012
(2013)This report describes the state of environmental mediums, and main factors that have impacted the state of the environment in Kosovo -
Selection, design, and implementation of economic instruments in the solid waste management sector in Kenya: the case of plastic bags
(UNEP, 2005)This report presents Kenyan government's efforts to reduce the negative environmental impacts associated with the production and disposal of solid waste. -
Sick Water: The Central Role of Wastewater Management in Sustainable Development - A Rapid Response Assessment
(2010)With global action and positive momentum towards improving access to safe water and sanitation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), and the UN Secretary General's ...