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Green economy: cities investing in energy and resource efficiency
(UNEP, 2011)
The Green Economy Report is compiled by UNEP's Green Economy Initiative in collaboration with economists and experts worldwide. It demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a ...
Moving towards a climate neutral UN: summary
(2011)
In October 2007 the UN Chief Executives Board approved the UN Climate Neutral Strategy, which committed all UN agencies, funds and programmes to move towards climate neutrality within the wider context of greening the UN. ...
Vietnam assessment report on climate change
(UNEP, 2009)
The report shows that the trend of recent climate change in Viet Nam is beyond the level of natural change. Temperatures have increased by 0.05-0.20?C and sea level has increased by 2-4 cm per decade in the last 50 years. ...
Urban water vulnerability to climate change in Mongolia
(Water Authority, Mongolia, 2011)
This study aims to present the impacts of climate change upon urban water particularly upon the performance of the urban water supply, wastewater and storm water infrastructure, through compiling existing studies on climate ...
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.
Forests: Nature at Your Service - Our Planet June 2011
(UNEP, 2011)
The United Nations Environment Programme's flagship magazine.
Global Biodiversity Outlook 3
(UNEP, 2010)
This Outlook presents some stark choices for human societies. On one hand it warns that the diversity of living things on the planet continues to be eroded as a result of human activities. The pressures driving the loss ...
The Emissions Gap Report: Are the Copenhagen Accord Pledges Sufficient to Limit Global Warming to 2c or 1.5c
(2010)
This publication aims to assess the following questions: are countries' pledges of action collectively consistent with and, if implemented, likely to achieve the 2C and 1.5C temperature goals If not, how big is the gap ...
Public venture capital study
(UNEP, 2008)
This report examines the clean energy venture financing landscape, focusing on the role of public sector-sponsored venture capital as a catalyst for private investment, filling funding gaps in the commercialization of clean ...
Assessing the vulnerability of local communities to disasters: an interactive guide and methodology
(UNEP, 2008)
Most communities face risks which they have to assess and manage. Risks may arise from human activities such as industrial accidents, or they may be of natural origin such as floods, earthquakes, etc. Risks need to be taken ...