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Luxembourg Report on Sustainable Governance Indicators
(2014)
For more than three decades, Luxembourg’s GDP growth rate as well as rate of job creation was ranked among the top performers in the European Union. Yet both have since decreased considerably and during the review period, ...
MDG Report 2014: Assessing Progress in Africa toward the Millennium Development Goals
(2014)
African Member States have made remarkable progress towards achieving the MDGs despite difficult initial conditions. Indeed, previous MDG Progress Reports for Africa have shown that when effort and initial conditions are ...
Towards a global map of natural capital: key ecosystem assets
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)
Natural capital is fundamental to human wellbeing, underpinning the global economy. Natural capital comprises both ecosystem assets (such as fresh water) and natural resources (such as fossil fuel deposits). This report ...
The Millennium Development Goals Report
(2014)
This report examines the latest progress towards achieving the MDGs. It reaffirms that the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives. Global poverty has been halved five years ahead of the 2015 timeframe. ...
The Environment and Climate Change Outlook of Pakistan
(2014)
The Environment and Climate Change Outlook of Pakistan is a review of the environmental conditions, the impacts of climate change and the status of national response to the changing situation in the country. Its objective ...
Waste Atlas Report
(2014)
Most of dumpsites are located in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Northern Asian countries, namely in areas where more than two third of of the Earth’s population lives. According to World Health Organization (WHO), ...
Emerging Issues for Small Island Developing States
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)
In 2013, UNEP identified priority emerging environmental issues that are of concern to small island developing states (SIDS). This report provides an overview of 20 issues critical to the sustainable development of SIDS. ...
Island Biodiversity – Island Bright Spots in Conservation & Sustainability
(Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2014)
Islands are taking action to effectively conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable livelihoods. Despite significant vulnerabilities facing islands, leaders of island countries and countries with islands have made ...
Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific : a practical guide
(Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 2014)
This guide aims to provide an insight in to various questions about mainstreaming as well as provide a practical step-by-step framework on how to mainstream climate change into PICTs development plannimg and decision-making ...
Préparation de la 3ème Conférence Internationale sur le Développement Durable des Petits Etats Insulaires en Développement: Rapport National de lUnion des Comores
(Rpublique Fdrale Islamique des Comores, 2014)
Lunion des Comores a pris part au plus haut niveaux, aux deux confrences internationales sur les petit Etats Insulaires en Dveloppement, tenues la Barbade en 1994 et Maurice en 2005. La premire valuation nationale sur ...