Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Subject "urban"
Now showing items 1-9 of 9
-
GEO Year Book 2006
(UNEP, 2006)The GEO Year Book 2006 is the third annual survey of the changing global environment produced by the United Nations Environment Programme, in collaboration with many world experts in environmental research and action. The ... -
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 ... -
Review of the literature on the links between biodiversity and climate change
(Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2009)This report draws on recent research to summarise advances in our understanding of the impacts of climate change on biodiversity. The evidence for the impacts on biodiversity comes from three principal sources. First, from ... -
Sudan post-conflict environment assessment
(UNEP, 2007)In January 2005, after more than two decades of devastating civil war, the Sudanese central government in Khartoum and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in the south signed a historic Comprehensive Peace Agreement. This ... -
Sustainable, resource efficient cities making it happen!
(UNEP, 2012)This publication aims to formulate a broader framework of integration which is required for cities to transition to sustainable, resource efficient development and to realise green urban economic growth trajectories ... -
-
-
-
Water and wastewater reuse: an environmentally sound approach for sustainable urban water management
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2004)Water scarcity and water pollution pose a critical challenge in many developing countries. In urban areas, it is becoming difficult for the authorities to manage water supply and wastewater. Strategies for water and ...
