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Sick Water: The Central Role of Wastewater Management in Sustainable Development - A Rapid Response Assessment
(2010)
With global action and positive momentum towards improving access to safe water and sanitation, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), and the UN Secretary General's ...
Africa's lakes: Atlas of our changing environment
(UNEP, 2006)
Water is vital for our survival. Africa is the second largest and the second most populous continent after Asia. It is endowed with both natural and artificial lakes and is home to some of the largest lakes in the world. ...
Opportunistic Settlers and the Problem of the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis Leidyi Invasion in the Black Sea. GESAMP Reports and Studies No. 58
(1997)
Opportunistic Settlers and the Problem of the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis Leidyi Invasion in the Black Sea
Uganda's Environment and Natural Resources: Enhancing Parliament's Oversight
(UNEP, 2010)
Uganda's natural resource base is one of the richest and most diverse in Africa, resulting in the country's economy relying heavily on goods and services so provided. As part of efforts to ensure effective management of ...
Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience along international waters: Africa
(UNEP, 2006)
This is the first report in a series of assessment reports in different geographic regions on hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience along international waters. It presents a comprehensive assessment of the hydropolitical ...
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 ...
The First Global Integrated Marine Assessment: World Ocean Assessment I
(2016)
The first World Ocean Assessment provides an important scientific basis for the consideration of ocean issues by Governments, intergovernmental processes, and all policy-makers and others involved in ocean affairs. The ...
Integrated assessment of the impact of trade liberalization on the rice sector, UNEP country projects round III: a synthesis report
(UNEP, 2005)
This document provides a synthesis of the integrated assessment studies conducted in the third, most recent, round of country projects commissioned by UNEP, which focused on the rice sector. Over the past two years, UNEP ...
Trishna and the dream of water
(UNEP, 2006)
A children's environmental storybook based on deserts and desertification. Trishna and the Dream of Water is part of the Tunza Environmental Series for Children.
Final evaluation of the assessment of the pollution status and vulnerability of the water supply aquifers of African cities
(UNEP, 2006)
This project, Assessment of the Pollution Status and Vulnerability of Water Supply Aquifers of African Cities, is a follow up to the project, The Urban Pollution of Surficial and Groundwater Aquifers in Africa. The focus ...