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Forests in a Green Economy: A Synthesis
(2011)
This synthesis examines the critical role of forests in a green economy, and provides policy recommendations to radically transform the forest sector such that it can lead to sustainable development and poverty eradication.
Bilateral finance institutions and climate change
(UNEP, 2011)
A mapping of public financial flows for mitigation and adaptation to developing countries in 2010. The mapping exercise of climate change financial flow to the developing countries is an initiative of UNEP and this type ...
Assessment of Freshwater Resources Vulnerability to Climate Change
(UNEP, 2011)
Countries of the West Asia region have been experiencing different degrees of natural and anthropogenic water risk regarding the sustainability of their limited water resources and preservation of the ecosystem equilibrium. ...
Freshwater under Threat – Pacific Islands
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2011)
This study undertakes a vulnerability assessment of the freshwater resources of the Pacific Island Countries (PICs), based on input from technical experts and regional resource managers. The approach assumes that the ...
Climate in peril: a popular guide to the latest IPCC reports
(UNEP, 2011)
This is a popular guide to the Latest IPCC Reports presents the substance of the Climate Change 2007 Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in simplified language and structure. The guide, intended ...
Technologies for adaptation perspectives and practical experiences
(UNEP, 2011)
This publication serves as an introduction to the second volume of the UNEP RIS Centre Technology Transfer Perspectives Series. The current volume is related to the global Technology Needs Assessment ...
National Report on the State of the Environment of Georgia 2007-2009
(2011)
The document describes the main directions of environmental policy of the country, presents information on the qualitative state of the environment, also presents information on the outcomes of the environmental activities ...
Development of regional cooperation to ensure water quality in Central Asia: Diagnostic report and cooperation development plan
(2011)
The Diagnostic Report was prepared within the framework of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) “Water Quality in Central Asia” project, which aims at enhancing the development of an efficient and ...
NOAA Arctic Vision and Strategy
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2011)
For centuries annual sea ice has protected the Arctic and its inhabitants. Now the Arctic, both on land and sea, is being transformed by significant warming. The melting of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is happening at a ...
Environmental, social and economic assessment of the fencing of the Aberdare Conservation Area - Executive Summary
(The Kenya Wildlife ServiceKenya Forest ServiceKenya Forests Working GroupUnited Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Rhino Ark, 2011)
This study was carried out to assess the environmental, social and economic effects of the electrified fence around the Aberdare Conservation Area – a length of fence of nearly 400 km. The construction of the fence took ...