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Rethinking the economic recovery: a global green new deal
(UNEP, 2009)
This report, (April 2009) was commissioned by UNEP from Edward Barbier of the University of Wyoming to act as the back bone to the upcoming ‘Green Economy Report.’ This paper is an exploration of the potential benefits of ...
Freshwater under threat: South Asia
(UNEP, 2008)
The South Asian countries (Afghanistan
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 ...
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 ...
In dead water
(UNEP, 2008)
The new rapid response report entitled In Dead Water has for the first time mapped the multiple and combined impacts of pollution
Freshwater under threat : North East Asia
(UNEP, 2008)
As part of an UNEPs global initiative in vulnerability assessment of freshwater resources under changing climate, this report summarizes results from in-depth vulnerability assessment of freshwater resources in the Northeast ...
Kenya atlas of our changing environment
(UNEP, 2009)
This Atlas does two unique things: It assesses Kenya's progress towards its own goals of improving the environment to achieve development goals
Support for environmental management of the Iraqi marshlands 2004-2009
(UNEP, 2009)
This publication is a completion report for UNEP's Support for Environmental Management of the Iraqi Marshlands' project, which was one of the largest environmental projects conducted within the framework of the United ...
Green breakthroughs: solving environmental problems through innovative policies and law
(UNEP, 2008)
This booklet is called Green Breakthroughs because it describes policies and laws that have been used effectively to solve environmental problems. Success stories are drawn from 45 individual countries, as well as from ...
Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience along international waters : Latin America and the Caribbean
(UNEP, 2008)
Water is a unique and vital resource, for which there is no substitute. In Latin America and the Caribbean, major rivers, lakes, and aquifers are shared by two or more countries. The region is characterized by the greatest ...