Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Subject "BANGLADESH"
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Environmental Impacts of Trade Liberalization and Policies for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources: A Case Study on Bangladesh’s Shrimp Farming Industry
(1999)The objective of the present study is to examine the environmental impacts of trade-related structural adjustment programs (SAP) policies, particularly in the shrimp culture industry. It seeks to: (a) analyse the trend and ... -
Environmental problems of the South Asian Seas region: An overview - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 82
(1987)This document aims to outline some of the main environmental problems that exist in the South Asian Seas region and to set forth recommendations for activities and projects that may usefully be included in a regional ... -
Eutrosym '76: Proceedings the International Symposium on Eutrophication and Rehabilitation of Surface Water - Vol. I, Part 1
(1976)The participants in this meeting drew up draft recommendations concerning the protection of surface waters from eutrophication. -
Nairobi + 10 : Mycotoxins 1987 - Report of the Second Joint FAO/WHO/IJNEP International Conference on Mycotoxins
(1988)The magnitude of the problem is such that in 1975 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution calling on Governments and international organizations to make efforts to reduce food losses in developing ... -
Radar Design for Determining the Strength of Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal : MARC Report Number 6
(1977)An especially severe and recurring natural disaster is the tropical cyclone particularly as affecting the land surrounding the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. A particularly well documented case there was the cyclone ... -
Reducing Risk through Environment in Recovery Operations: An Initial Review of the Status
(2009-01-01)The purpose of this paper is to provide an introductory review of the current status of recovery operations in terms of integrating environment and long-term disaster risk reduction. Two case studies, Myanmar and Bangladesh, ... -
Report on the Observance of International Ozone Day 2018
(2018)Country activities on the occasion of World Ozone Day, 2018 -
Single-Use Plastics: A Roadmap for Sustainability (rev. 2)
(2018)The benefits of plastic are undeniable. The material is cheap, lightweight and easy to make. These qualities have led to a boom in the production of plastic over the past century. This trend ... -
Stories of Change from the Joint UNDP-UNEP Poverty-Environment Initiative
(2013)The PEI Stories of Change is a small booklet capturing the PEI experiences of various stakeholders ranging from the government to vulnerable groups in Laos, Malawi, Bangladesh, Tajikistan and Uruguay. The featured stories ... -
Sustainability Reporting in the Financial Sector: A Governmental Approach
(2017)This report takes a detailed look at reporting by the financial sector. It explores the variety of laws, regulations, codes and voluntary initiatives that have driven reporting, illustrated through case studies. -
Towards Coherent Implementation of the Environmental Dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals - UNDA Project 1819Q
(2019)The United Nations Development Account (UNDA) project 1819Q entitled "towards coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" (2018-2021) aims to strengthen the capacity ... -
Trade Liberalisation and the Environment: Lessons learned from Bangladesh, Chile, India, Philippines, Romania and Uganda - A Synthesis Report
(1999)This report is a review of studies in six countries commissioned under UNEP's "Capacity Building for Integrating Environmental Considerations into Development Planning and Decision-making" programme. Over a 2 year period, ... -
Workbook for Training in Adopting, Applying and Operating Environmentally Sound Technologies (ESTS) – Regional Workshop
(1998)This workshop was organized in Perth, Australia, from 8 to 13 December 1997 in collaboration with Murdoch University as part of TETC's capacity building activities on adopting, applying and operating Environmentally Sound ...