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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. ...
Mediterranean strategy for sustainable development 2016-2025: Investing in environmental sustainability to achieve social and economic development
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)
The aims of the Strategy are as follows: to provide a strategic policy framework to secure a sustainable future for the Mediterranean region
Regional oceans governance: Making regional seas programmes, regional fishery bodies and large marine ecosystem mechanisms work better together
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)
This review is intended to assist states that participate in existing regional oceans governance mechanisms, as well as those that are considering participating, by clarifying the key distinctions between their mandates, ...
Global gender and environment outlook: The critical issues
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)
The global gender and environment outlook provides an overview of critical evaluations and analyses of the interlinkages between gender and the environment, and their importance for gender-sensitive policymaking and actions.
Loss and Damage: The Role of Ecosystem Services
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)
This report tries to advance understanding of climatic stressor effects on ecosystems and possible correlations and implications for societal losses and damages. Five case studies from Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America ...
Managing post-disaster debris: the Japan experience
(UNEP, 2012)
In March 2011, a massive earthquake off the north-east coast of Japan triggered a tsunami that created an unprecedented volume of debris. The debris management operation which is currently ongoing along the Tohoku coast ...
Climate in peril: a popular guide to the latest IPCC reports
(UNEP, 2011)
This is a popular guide to the Latest IPCC Reports presents the substance of the Climate Change 2007 Synthesis Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in simplified language and structure. The guide, intended ...
Green economy: an analysis of challenges and opportunities
(UNEP, 2013)
The Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 marked the first time that the special characteristics of SIDS were paid significant attention and were recognized as a distinct group. In 1994, the first Global Conference on the ...
Small holders, food security and the environment
(IFAD, 2013)
Small holders form a vital part of the global agriculture community yet they are often neglected. The report analyses the food security and environment with respect to small holders.
Blue carbon: first level exploration of blue carbon in the Arabian Peninsula
(UNEP, 2012)
Healthy natural coastal ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, saltwater marshlands and seagrass meadows provide a vast array of important co-benefits to coastal communities around the world, including throughout the Arabian ...