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Options for Decoupling Economic Growth from Water Use and Water Pollution: A Report of the Water Working Group of the International Resource Panel - Summary for Policy Makers
(2015)
Global trends point to a relative decoupling of water – that is, the rate of water resource use is increasing at a rate slower than that of economic growth. The Options for Decoupling Economic Growth from Water Use and ...
International Trade in Resources: A Biophysical Assessment
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
The availability and accessibility of natural resources is essential for human well-being. Natural resources are unevenly distributed, and the limits to their availability in many parts of the world are becoming increasingly ...
Global Material Flows and Resource Productivity: Assessment Report for the UNEP International Resource Panel
(2016)
This report finds that global material use has tripled over the past four decades, with annual global extraction of materials growing from 22 billion tonnes (1970) to 70 billion tonnes (2010). It also provides a new material ...
The International Resource Panel: 10 Key Messages on Climate Change
(2015)
This note draws on the findings of the United Nations’ expert panel on natural resources – the International Resource Panel (IRP) – to highlight some key policy-relevant messages on how sustainable management of natural ...
Assessing Global Resource Use: A System Approach to Resource Efficiency and Pollution Reduction
(2017)
This report focuses on the state and trends of ‘material’ resource use (biomass, fossil fuels, metals and non-metallic minerals), with further types of resources (land/water) and greenhouse gas emissions remaining as major ...
Global Resources Outlook 2019: Natural Resources for the Future We Want
(2019)
The Drivers-Pressures-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework is one type of systems approach that can be used to analyse how society is using natural resources and the various implications of this use. This report is ...
Global Resources Outlook 2019: Natural Resources for the Future We Want - Summary for Policymakers
(2019)
Modelling undertaken by the International Resource Panel shows that with the right resource e ciency and sustainable consumption and production policies in place, by 2060 growth in global resource use can slow by 25 per ...
Global Resources Outlook 2019: Natural Resources for the Future We Want - Implications for Business Leaders
(2019)
This document highlights and contextualizes the key findings of the Global Resources Outlook 2019 (GRO) report for leaders in business and policy. It aims to provide a starting point for strategic decision-making for ...
Global Resources Outlook 2019 - Annotated Key Messages
(2019)
Annotated Key Messages
Global Resources Outlook 2019: Key Messages Facts & Figures
(2019)
Key messages facts and figures