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Green hills, blue cities: an ecosystems approach to water resources management for African cities
(UNEP, 2011)
Africa is currently the least urbanised region in the world, but this is changing fast. Of the billion people living on the African continent, about 40 per cent lives in urban areas. The urban population in Africa doubled ...
Technology, Finance and Statistics for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific
(2015)
As this report points out, mostly the news is good. In 2001, it may have seemed a daunting task to halve the 1990 poverty rate − the proportion of people living on less than $1.25 per day. In fact Asia and the Pacific has ...
UNEP Regional Office for North America Newsletter
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
UNEP Regional Office for North America December 2015 Newsletter
UNEP Year Book 2011: emerging issues in our global environment
(UNEP, 2011)
The UNEP Year Book 2011 shows that we have been experiencing an exceptional level of ecological extremes. However, scientists and policy makers have been making headway on addressing some of the most pressing environmental ...
Perspectivas del medio ambiente urbano - GEO Córdoba
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) para el Municipalidad de Córdoba, 2010)
Córdoba, apoyada por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) inició un proceso participativo en el marco del ambicioso proyecto de evaluaciones ambientales integrales denominado GEO (Global ...
Perspectivas para O Meio Ambiente Urbano - GEO Beberibe
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) para el Instituto Brasileiro de Administração (IBAM), Brazil, 2010)
O principal mérito do Informe GEO Beberibe, considerando os objetivos e a metodologia anteriormente expostos, é pôr em evidência alguns problemas que vêm se acentuando no município, alertando para a necessidade urgente de ...
Towards a global map of natural capital: key ecosystem assets
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)
Natural capital is fundamental to human wellbeing, underpinning the global economy. Natural capital comprises both ecosystem assets (such as fresh water) and natural resources (such as fossil fuel deposits). This report ...
UNEP Year Book 2014: emerging issues in our global environment
(UNEP, 2014)
Ten years after the first Year Book in this series appeared, a special e-book anniversary edition – UNEP Year Book 2014 – presents a fresh look at ten issues highlighted over the past decade. This UNEP Year Book 2014 takes ...
Relationships and resources environmental governance for peacebuilding and resilient livelihoods in Sudan
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2014)
This report is the third in a series of reports addressing the development of new forms of environmental governance in Darfur and Sudan more broadly. The first report, “Environmental Governance in Sudan: an Expert Review” ...
Perspectivas del Medio Ambiente Urbano - GEO Colonia del Sacramento
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) para el Intendencia Municipal de Colonia, Uruguay, 2011)
El informe VIA Colonia es de gran relevancia para esta urbe, pues facilita la comprensión de los impactos que fenómenos globales como el cambio climático, podrían tener en su territorio, y así responder a las prioridades ...