Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Subject "waste prevention"
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Azerbaijan Environmental Performance Reviews: Second Review
(United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), 2011)This is the second EPR of Azerbaijan to be published by UNECE. The review takes stock of the progress made by Azerbaijan in the management of its environment since the country was first reviewed in 2003. It assesses the ... -
Belarus Country Report: EEA
(European Environment Agency (EEA), 2012)This report has been developed within the framework of the European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument to help develop a project “Shared Environmental Information Systems” (ENPI-SEIS project) in the Republic of Belarus. ... -
Bosnia and Herzegovina Environmental Performance Reviews: Second Review
(United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), 2011)The first Environmental Performance Review (EPR) of Bosnia and Herzegovina was carried out in 2003. This second review intends to measure the progress made by Bosnia and Herzegovina in managing its environment since the ... -
Cambodia Environmental Outlook
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Ministry of Environment, Kingdom of Cambodia, 2009)The process of developing Cambodia Environment Outlook was a great cooperation between the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Assessment Programme and the Kingdom of Cambodia. The population growth and increasing ... -
Caribbean Environment Outlook
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2004)Over the last three decades, environmental degradation and the unsustainable use of natural resources have reduced the availability of ecosystem goods and services, with negative consequences for sustainable social and ... -
Caribbean Environment Outlook
(, 1999)The Caribbean Environment Outlook (CEO) is part of a UNEP project to produce state of the environment assessments for the countries of the Caribbean, Western Indian Ocean and Pacific Islands. The objective of the CEO is ... -
Caspian Sea State of the Environment Report
(2011)This State of the Caspian Sea Environment Report should be seen and considered as a first try out and starting point towards the creation of a shared environmental information system promoting and securing data collection, ... -
Chile State of the Environment 1999 - GEO Chile
(University of Chile - Centre for Public Policy Analysis (CAPP), 1999)Assessment of the environment and natural resources in Chile undertaken by the University of Chile, Centre for Public Policy Analysis (CAPP). This 409-page report analyses eight key environmental fields as well as the ... -
Compendium of Recycling and Destruction Technologies for Waste Oils
(UNEP, 2012)Waste oil (used oil) is a growing hazardous waste stream closely linked with rapid industrialization and increased automobile use. Recycling and disposal of waste oils is feasible and will not only avoid the negative impacts ... -
Compendium of Technologies for Treatment/Destruction of Healthcare Waste
(2012)This compendium reviews basic data on healthcare waste, including material constituents, moisture content, incombustibles, heating value, chemical composition, and bulk density. The classifications of healthcare waste are ... -
Converting Waste Agricultural Biomass into a Resource-Compendium of Technologies
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2009)Globally, 140 billion metric tons of biomass wastes are generated every year from agriculture equivalent to about 50 billion tons of oil. As raw materials, biomass wastes have attractive potentials for both large-scale ... -
Country Environmental Anaylsis: Azerbaijan
(Asian Development Bank, 2005)The present volume brings to a wider audience some of the analysis behind the country strategies and assistance programs that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) formulates in consultation with its member countries. The focus ... -
Croatia Environmental Performance Reviews: Second Review
(United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), 2014)The second Environmental Performance Review (EPR) of Croatia began in October 2012 with a preparatory mission. During this mission, the structure of the review report was discussed and the time-schedule established. A ... -
Cyprus: Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment
(Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Cyprus, 2005)This publication aims at providing a general overview of the fields of agriculture, natural resources and environment in Cyprus. It is of particular importance because it is released just a year after the accession of ... -
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: State of the Environment Report
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2003)The objectives of the DPR Korea State of the Environment ( SoE) report are: identify the key environmental issues that act as barriers to attain sustainable development, and provide policy settings and options that can be ... -
e-Waste Management in South Asia - Scoping exercise
(Development Alternatives (DA)South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP), 2007)Development Alternatives (DA) and South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme (SACEP) on 22 September 2007 jointly organised the scoping exercise on e-waste management in South Asia in New Delhi, India. The workshop was ... -
E-Waste Vol. 1: Inventory Assessment Manual
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2007)This first volume of E-waste manual aims to build the capacity of practitioners and policy makers for preparing WEEE/E-waste inventories. The objective of the manual is to identify E-waste as an environmental issue and to ... -
E-Waste Vol. 2: E-waste Management Manual
(2007)This manual aims to build the capacity of practitioners and policy makers for preparing and developing WEEE/E-waste management systems. It summarizes current practices in developed and developing countries on WEEE/E-waste ... -
EaP GREEN country updates series: Armenia
(Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2015)The EaP GREEN programme responds to commitments made by countroes, the European Union and international partners in several international forums: the Warsaw Eastern Partnership Summit, the Seventh 'Environment for Europe' ... -
EaP GREEN country updates series: Moldova
(Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2015)The EaP GREEN programme responds to commitments made by countroes, the European Union and international partners in several international forums: the Warsaw Eastern Partnership Summit, the Seventh Environment for Europe ...
