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Protecting the Oceans from Land-based Activities: Land-based Sources and Activities Affecting the Quality and Uses of the Marine, Coastal and Associated Freshwater Environment - GESAMP Reports and Studies No. 71
(2001)
Land-based sources and activities affecting the quality and uses of the marine, coastal and associated freshwater environment.
Green hills, blue cities: an ecosystems approach to water resources management for African cities
(UNEP, 2011)
Africa is currently the least urbanised region in the world, but this is changing fast. Of the billion people living on the African continent, about 40 per cent lives in urban areas. The urban population in Africa doubled ...
Renewable Energy - Our Planet Vol. 16 No. 4, 2006
(UNEP, 2006)
The United Nations Environment Programme's flagship magazine.
Assessment of environmental hot Spots in Iraq
(UNEP, 2005)
It is estimated that Iraq has several thousand contaminated sites resulting from a combination of general industrial activities, military activities, post-conflict damage and looting. Many of the sites are derelict and ...
Freshwater - Our Planet Vol. 14 No. 1 2003
(UNEP, 2003)
This year’s slogan for World Environment Day is ‘Water: Two Billion People are Dying for It!’. It is incumbent on the 4 billion who are not, to renew their respect for wate by valuing every drop.
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. ...
Tunza vol. 4 no. 1: deserts and drylands
(UNEP, 2006)
UNEP magazine for youth.
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 ...
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 ...