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HFCs: a critical link in protecting climate and the ozone layer
(UNEP, 2011)
This report describes the linkages between hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) emissions, climate protection, and protection of the ozone layer.
Ecosystems for water and food security
(UNEP, 2011)
Against the current challenges to enhance food security worldwide, the publication aims at illustrating the importance of healthy ecosystems for the provisioning of key services that contribute to food security. Such ...
Women at the frontline of climate change: gender risks and hopes
(UNEP, 2011)
Women are often in the frontline in respect to the impacts of a changing climate. Globally the world is seeing increasingly frequent droughts and floods which are having economic but also profound social consequences. The ...
Assessment of Freshwater Resources Vulnerability to Climate Change
(UNEP, 2011)
Countries of the West Asia region have been experiencing different degrees of natural and anthropogenic water risk regarding the sustainability of their limited water resources and preservation of the ecosystem equilibrium. ...
Technologies for adaptation perspectives and practical experiences
(UNEP, 2011)
This publication serves as an introduction to the second volume of the UNEP RIS Centre Technology Transfer Perspectives Series. The current volume is related to the global Technology Needs Assessment ...