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The state of the environment in Somalia: a desk study
(UNEP, 2005)
As part of its response to the Indian Ocean tsunami, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) conducted a short study on tsunami-affected areas of Somalia in February 2005 to identify possible environmental impacts ...
Practical Sourcebook on Mercury Waste Storage and Disposal
(2015)
The Practical Sourcebook aims to enhance the capacity of governments and other relevant stakeholders to store and dispose mercury wastes in an environmentally sound manner.
The United Nations Environment Programme and the 2030 Agenda: Global Action for People and the Planet
(2015)
Unemployment, resource scarcity, climate change, food insecurity and inequity all signal the need for radical change in our societies. To bring this change, the entire UN system must meet the challenge of delivering ...
UNEP Programme Performance Report 2014
(2015)
2014 marked the evolution of UNEP’s governing body from a 58-member Council to the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) with universal membership (193 countries), demonstrating that the environment is a global concern. ...
UNEP 2012 annual report
(2013)
The 2012 Annual Report details UNEP's wide-ranging activities in what proved to be the most momentous year in the organizations history. At Rio+20, Heads of State and governments decided to strengthen and upgrade UNEP. ...
GEO Africa data portal and AEO data working group, 17-20 November 2003, UNEP, Nairobi: meeting report
(UNEP, 2003)
The Africa Environment Information Network (AEIN) initiative is designed to support the Africa Environment Outlook (AEO) process. Among other things, the initiative aims to strengthen organizational networking and capacities ...
Global Environment Outlook: Small Island Developing States : Outlook - GEO SIDS
(2014)
GEO SIDS Outlook is a contribution to the 2014 Third International UN Conference on Small Island Developing States, which has an overarching theme of the sustainable development of Small Island Developing States through ...
UNEP Programme Performance Report 2012-2013
(2014)
The 2012-2013 biennium completed the implementation of the first Medium-Term Strategy of UNEP for the period 2010-2013. For the first time in the history of the organization, results-based management principles were fully ...
Green Cities - Our Planet Vol. 16 No. 1
(2005)
The battles to eradicate poverty and deliver the Millennium Development Goals will be won or lost by whether we can manage the urban environment effectively and creatively. If we can – as the examples of Dar es Salaam and ...
The Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the Protection of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-Based Sources and Activities
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2009)
The Strategic Action Programme for the protection of the coastal and marine environment of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-based sources and activities (SAP) has been completed at a time when it is most needed. The ...