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Food Security in the Horn of Africa: The Implications of a Drier Hotter and More Crowded Future: UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - November 2011
(2011)
Nearly 44 per cent of the population in the Horn of Africa is already subject to extreme food shortages. What will happen if the population continues to grow and climate change exacerbates the harsh conditions?
Modelling the Transformational Impacts and Costs of Sea Level Rise in the Caribbean
(United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 2011)
This report, commissioned by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Sub Regional Office for Barbados and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), focuses on the recommendations, which were prioritised ...
St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 2010 Environmental Statistics Report
(The statistical office - Central Planning Division - Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, 2011)
The ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS REPORT is prepared and published by the Statistical Office, Central Planning Division, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. This is the second issue of the publication. The Environmental ...
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes
(UNEP, 2011)
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was adopted in 1989 and it came into force in 1992. It is the most comprehensive global environmental agreement on ...
An Assessment of Emissions and Mitigation Options for Black Carbon for the Arctic Council;Technical Report of the Arctic Council Task Force on ShortLived Climate Forcers (2011)
(Arctic Council, 2011)
This report focuses on BC (black carbon) because the Arctic Council Task Force on Short-Lived Climate Forcers (henceforth referred to as the Task Force) decided that, among the SLCFs (short-lived climate forcers), BC ...
UNEP science strategy 2011-2013
(UNEP, 2011)
The science strategy addresses the need to strengthen the scientific base of UNEP and to reinforce its work on the science-policy interface. The Strategy has four overarching goals covering the areas of emerging issues, ...
Why a green economy matters for least developed countries
(UNEP, 2011)
This publication examines the idea that Least Developed Countries (LDCs) possess the economic conditions, the natural and cultural assets, and the policy setting to embrace, if not lead, a green economy transition, which ...
Keeping Track of Our Changing Environment: From Rio to Rio+20 (1992-2012)
(UNEP, 2011)
This innovative publication, which is based on statistical evidence, illustrates major global environmental, economic and social changes since 1992. The numbers tell the story of how, in twenty years, the world has changed ...
Integrated assessment of black carbon and tropospheric ozone: summary for decision makers
(UNEP, 2011)
This document summarizes findings and conclusions of the assessment report: Integrated Assessment of Black Carbon and Tropospheric Ozone. The assessment looks into all aspects of anthropogenic emissions of black carbon ...