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Côte d’Ivoire Post-Conflict Environmental Assessment
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
The Government of Côte d’Ivoire, which came into power after the 2010 elections, made a formal request for UNEP to undertake a post crisis environmental assessment. In response, UNEP carried out a Post-Conflict Environmental ...
The Financial System We Need: Aligning the Financial System with Sustainable Development
(2015)
The global report of the UNEP Inquiry argues that there is now a historic opportunity to shape a financial system that can more effectively finance the development of an inclusive, green economy. This opportunity is based ...
The United Nations Environment Programme and the 2030 Agenda: Global Action for People and the Planet
(2015)
Unemployment, resource scarcity, climate change, food insecurity and inequity all signal the need for radical change in our societies. To bring this change, the entire UN system must meet the challenge of delivering ...
Towards a Theory of Sustainable Finance
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
Recent years have displayed a growing discontent in society regarding the functioning of financial agents and markets. This is leading to an emerging consensus that the financial system is in need of reform. The crisis of ...
Aligning Kenya’s Financial System with Inclusive Green Investment
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
This summary paper explores the state of green investment in Kenya, and the role of the financial sector and potential financial policy innovations that could increase the flow of domestic green investment. This paper is ...
Programme Performance Review: January 2014 - June 2015
(2015)
2014 marked the evolution of UNEP’s governing body from a 58-member Council to the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) with universal membership (193 countries), demonstrating that the environment is a global concern. ...
Inventory of Mercury Releases in Ethiopia
(2012)
This mercury release inventory was made with the use of the
GEO-6: Global Environment Outlook: Regional assessment for North America
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)
The sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) Regional Assessment for North America paints a comprehensive picture of the environmental factors contributing to human health and well-being at the regional level. Backed by a ...
Insurance 2030: Harnessing Insurance for Sustainable Development
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
This report presents a suite of options that could strengthen the alignment between the insurance industry and sustainable development through to 2030. Insurance firms and regulators have identified a set of interlocking ...
Global Sustainable Development Report: Advanced Unedited Version
(2015)
The GSDR is the only comprehensive, global report on sustainable development. It brings together a broad range of existing scientific assessments and reviews global progress and future sustainable development pathways in ...