Browsing UNEP Knowledge Repository by Topic "Technology"
Now showing items 1-20 of 112
-
34 Projects at A Glance: Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy. -
African Industrial Workshop: Africa—Regional Industrial Review
(2002)Industrial activity is a major contributor to many of the environmental and social problems facing society today. Industrial activity has, however, the potential to make an important contribution to achieving a sustainable ... -
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment Seventh Special Session: Report of the Ministerial Meeting
(2018-10-18)This report also contains the Nairobi Declaration on Turning Environmental Policies into Action through Innovative Solutions for Environmental Challenges in Africa. Additionally, decisions adopted: Decision SS.VII/1: ... -
African Ministerial Statement to the World Summit on Sustainable Development: Adopted at the African Preparatory Conference for the World Summit on Sustainable Development
(2001)African Ministerial Statement to the World Summit on Sustainable Development -
Agenda Provisional de la Reunión Preparatoria del XXI Foro de Ministros de Medio Ambiente
(2018-08-15)Agenda provisional de la reunión preparatoria del XXI Foro de Ministros de Medio Ambiente -
-
-
Assessing Low-Carbon Livestock Technologies in Costa Rica: Business Case Analysis of Low-Carbon Livestock Production - Executive Summary
(2020)This summary presents the results of an analysis undertaken to model and assess the viability of sustainable practices for the livestock sector outlined in Costa Rica´s Low Carbon Livestock Strategy and NAMA. -
Assessing Low-Carbon Livestock Technologies in Costa Rica: Business Case Analysis of Low-Carbon Livestock Production - Summary
(2020)This summary presents the results of an analysis undertaken to model and assess the viability of sustainable practices for the livestock sector outlined in Costa Rica’s Low Carbon Livestock Strategy and NAMA. -
Avancer grâce aux technologies pour l’eco-innovation - Résumé
(2017)Executive summary of the report 'Moving Ahead with Technology for Eco-innovation': As part of the Eco-innovation project, this report aims to inform about technological aspects of eco-innovation emphasizing the role of ... -
Background Paper: Draft Report of the Appropriate technology within the United Nations System - Thematic Joint Programming on Environmentally-Sound and Appropriate Technology Geneva, 23-24 October 1978-
(1978)The purpose of this report is to present an overview of the activities of the UN system in the field of appropriate technology, so as to identify gaps in knowledge and in the mechanisms of inter-agency coordination to ... -
Big Wins for Human Health, Natural Resources in Switch to Energy Efficiency
(2017)Low-carbon technologies aid clean air, save water and cut land use. 25 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and 17 million tonnes of particulates a year could be avoided through low-carbon and energy efficiency technologies. -
Blockchain Technology and Environmental Sustainability - Foresight Brief No. 19 October 2020
(2020)This Foresight Brief explores how blockchain technology could contribute to enhancing environmental sustainability management. The brief builds upon environmental use cases to review the technology’s key features, including ... -
Bottom-up Initiatives and Participatory Approaches for Outlooks - Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Healthy Planet, Healthy People Chapter 23
(2019)This chapter assesses participatory processes and local practices seeking transformed futures and grounds the interventions proposed in Chapter 22 with existing examples. The following sections provide background information ... -
A Call to Action: Decisions and Ministerial Statement from the Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
(1996)Accordingly, the United Nations Conference on Human Environment held in Stockholm in June 1992 identified as a priority the need for the conservation of biological diversity. The Action Plan on Programme Development and ... -
CCTN Progress Report 2019: Connecting Countries to the Climate Technologies They Need.
(2019)Demand for the services of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) reached a record high in 2019. The CTCN reported that requests for technology assistance submitted by developing countries increased 240% over the ... -
Cleaner Production Worldwide - Volume II
(1995)Cleaner production is a broad term that encompasses the concepts of waste minimization, waste avoidance, pollution prevention and other similar terms. It includes initiatives such as better management and housekeeping, ... -
Climate Action: Assisting Business Towards Carbon Neutrality - Special Focus on Africa and Sustainable Cities
(2011)Negotiations on how over 190 countries can move forward on climate change come to Durban, South Africa, amid concerns that the gap between scientific reality and political ambition remains firmly in place and may be widening. ... -
Climate Change, Clean Technology and Green Growth Opportunities in Africa - Note by the Secretariat
(2010)Climate change, as the United Nations Secretary-General has said, is “the defining challenge of our generation”. Its potential consequences for economic and social well-being are so profound that many have preferred to ... -
Closing Data Gaps is Essential to Achieving the Environmental Dimension of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development - SDG Policy Brief No. 008 October 2019
(2019-10)The Sustainable Development Goals Policy Briefs highlight a hotspot of environmental change. The evidence provided builds on the scientific data and information hosted on Environment Live and is complemented by stories ...