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Why clean energy public investment makes economic sense the evidence base
(UNEP, 2009)
This report assesses the evidence base for countercyclical investment in sustainable energy as a sound response to global economic recession, providing a comprehensive analysis of why and how clean energy public investment ...
Public finance mechanisms to mobilise investment in climate change mitigation
(UNEP, 2008)
With an ambition of helping scale up climate mitigation markets, this report provides an overview of the mechanisms being used today by the public sector, with a particular focus on the clean energy sector.
Increasing access to the carbon market
(UNEP, 2008)
This brochure provides an overview of the UNEP RISOE Centre's Energy and Carbon Finance Program and its activities related to carbon finance and the CDM that help developing countries promote sustainable energy.
Multilateral Environmental Agreement: Negotiators Handbook - Second Edition :2007
(2007)
In the Millennium Report, the Secretary-General of the United Nations highlighted that the support for the rule of law would be enhanced if countries signed and ratified international treaties and conventions but that many ...
World atlas of great apes and their conservation
(UNEP, 2005)
This atlas provides a comprehensive overview of what is currently known about all six species of great apes - chimpanzee, bonobo, Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, eastern gorilla, and western gorilla. It gives a ...
ILAC México
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) ;Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, MéxicoInstituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI)Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (PNUD), 2005)
El desarrollo de los indicadores en México se realizó de manera conjunta por la Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Semarnat) y el Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI). El ...
Banking on value: a new approach to credit risk in Africa
(UNEP, 2007)
This report was commissioned by United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) African Task Force (ATF) Prepared in partnership with the University of South Africa Center for Corporate Citizenship (UNISA CCC)
Environmental assessment of the areas disengaged by Israel in the Gaza Strip
(UNEP, 2006)
In 2005, the major event in the middle-east region was the disengagement by Israel from Gaza. UNEP was requested by the environmental authorities in Gaza to carry-out an environmental assessment that would identify areas ...
Regulations to control ozone depleting substances: a guide book
(UNEP, 2001)
This publication is one in a series of publications jointly produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) designed to support the development of national policy ...
Oil spill in the Kerch strait: Ukraine post-disaster needs assessment
(UNEP, 2008)
The report lists recommendations to help Ukraine complete its recovery from the oil spill that occurred in the Kerch Strait in November 2007, when a severe storm caused the Volgoneft-139 to release over 1,300 tonnes of ...