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Assessment of energy and water reduction options for the proposed UN House - Juba, South Sudan
(2011-01)
Building on a previous assessment by UNEP and UNSOA of the resource-demand and operating practices of two proposed African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) camps, in Mogadishu, Somalia and Mombasa, Kenya in June 2009, ...
Towards a life cycle sustainability assessment: making informed choices on products
(UNEP, 2011)
Every day, unsustainable patterns of consumption, unsustainable production methods and population growth challenge the resilience of the planet to support human activities. At the same time, inequalities between and ...
Environment and security in the Amu Darya basin
(2011)
The prime aim of this report is to identify the environmental stress points in the Amu Darya basin which have, or may have, security repercussions for the states and population.The report then suggests solutions to the ...
Working towards a balanced and inclusive green economy: a united nations system-wide perspective
(UNEP, 2011)
The EMG's Issue Management Group on Green Economy was tasked to prepare a report to assess how the United Nations system could coherently support countries in transitioning to a green economy. The report is expected to ...
Innovative climate finance: examples from the UNEP bilateral finance institutions climate change working group
(UNEP, 2011)
Two key parallel streams of work have been on policy (e.g. what constitutes investment grade policy) and identifying and tracking international flows of funds and investments for what might be described as climate finance. ...
Recycling Rates of Metals: A Status Report
(2011)
In theory, metals can be used over and over again, minimizing the need to mine and process virgin materials and thus saving substantial amounts of energy and water while minimizing environmental degradation. Raising levels ...
Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable and Poverty Eradication
(2011)
This report demonstrates that the greening of economies is not generally a drag on growth but rather a new engine of growth
Moving towards a climate neutral UN
(2011)
In October 2007 the UN Chief Executives Board approved the UN Climate Neutral Strategy, which committed all UN agencies, funds and programmes to move towards climate neutrality within the wider context of greening the UN. ...
Economic Analysis of mangrove forests: a case study in Gazi Bay, Kenya
(UNEP, 2011)
This study was undertaken as part of UNEP efforts of promoting forests as a significant green economy asset for Kenya. Forests should be taken into account when calculating the national accounts because the global rush for ...
Resource efficiency: economics and outlook for Asia-Pacific
(UNEP, 2011)
This report highlights the recent history of natural resource use in the Asia-Pacific region, covering the period from 1970 to 2005, which has been a time of unprecedented economic development in many countries in the ...