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The United Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Minamata Convention on Mercury: A comparison for the Coal Combustion Sector
(2015)
The UNFCCC is based on a top down approach, giving an overall goal for greenhouse gas reductions
but with flexibility on how to achieve these reductions. The UNFCCC can be regarded as the
instigator for activities and ...
Summary Report on CCET Webinar Series 1: Guidelines for National and City Waste Management Strategies
(2017)
This brief summarises the proceedings and outcomes of the 1st CCET Webinar which was held on 25 July 2017 at the Pacifico Yokohama Conference Center in line with the International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific ...
FIFA World Cup: South Africa 2010 Report
(2012)
This report highlights the achievements of South Africa and its host cities—from Durban to Nelspruit — in respect to environmental measures planned and implemented during the matches. It also looks at the legacy of the ...
Africa's Blue Economy: A Policy Handbook
(2016)
In line with the decisions of the 19th ICE, the main aim of this handbook is to provide a step-by-step guide on how to mainstream the Blue Economy into continental, subregional, and national policies, plans, laws, regulations, ...
Ulaanbaatar Household Waste Composition Study Report 2019
(2019)
The report is one of the products of the Waste and Climate Change project funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment and implemented by UNEP IETC in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Tourism ...
Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India - Low Carbon City: A Guidebook for City Planners and Practitioners
(2013)
This guidebook is produced as part of a larger research project on “Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India”, a major initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), hereafter referred to as the Low Carbon ...
Overview of the Republic of Korea's Green Growth National Vision
(2010)
This report is produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as part of its Green Economy Initiative. The purpose of this report is to present an overview of the Republic of Korea’s strategies and policy goals ...
Lightning for Climate : A Study by the Task Team on Lightning Observation For Climate Applications (TT-LOCA) Of the Atmospheric Observation Panel for Climate (AOPC) - GCOS-227
(2019)
This study summarizes the work done by TTLOCA and covers key aspects of lightning observations for climate applications. It explains the relevance of lightning observations for climate, describes the current status of ...
World Resources Report 2010-2011 - Decision Making in a Changing Climate: Adaptation Challenges and Choices
(2011)
Climate change will affect many sectors, including agriculture, electricity production, transportation, forest and land use, and water management. Climate change is not just an environmental problem; its impacts affect all ...
Right to a Healthy Environment: Good Practices - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Issue of Human Rights Obligations Relating to the Enjoyment of a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment
(2020)
The present report highlights good practices in the recognition and implementation of the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The term “good practice” is defined broadly, to include laws, ...