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Environmental laws in Kenya
(UNEP, 2001)
This document provides the administrative mechanism for addressing environmental harm.
Environmental management and disaster preparedness: lessons learnt from the Tokage Typhoon in Japan
(UNEP, 2005)
Taking lessons learnt from the response that Japan mounted to prepare for the biggest typhoon to hit the islands in 2004 (Typhoon Tokage), the report emphasizes the cyclical impact of disasters and environment, and makes ...
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.
Oil spill in the Kerch strait: Ukraine post-disaster needs assessment
(UNEP, 2008)
The report lists recommendations to help Ukraine complete its recovery from the oil spill that occurred in the Kerch Strait in November 2007, when a severe storm caused the Volgoneft-139 to release over 1,300 tonnes of ...
Enhancing information for renewable energy technology deployment in Brazil, China and South Africa
(UNEP, 2012)
This report documents crucial information to support deployment of renewable energies in three key emerging markets - Brazil, China and South Africa - and provides information for policy-making aimed at supporting renewable ...
Methodological and technological issues in technology transfer
(UNEP, 2000)
Summary for policy makers to Methodological and Technological Issues in Technology Transfer.
Integrated assessment of the impact of trade liberalization: a country study on the rice sector in China
(UNEP, 2005)
This country study focuses on the environmental, economic and social effects of trade liberalization on the rice sector in China. It demonstrates that the WTO Agreements on Agriculture did not have much impact, but that ...
ODS import export licensing systems, resource module phasing out ODS in developing countries
(UNEP, 1998)
This publication provides a tool to conduct training for the National Ozone Unit, Customs and relevant Government bodies on how to design and establish national import/export licensing systems for ozone-depleting substances ...
Pacific Islands: GIWA regional assessment
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2004)
This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Pacific Islands region, which comprises more than 20 Island nations or territories that exhibit enormous geomorphological, climatic, cultural and demographic diversity within ...
Payments for Ecosystem Services: Getting Started - A Primer
(2008)
This primer is designed to provide you with a solid understanding of what Payments for Ecosystem Service (PES) are and how PES deals work. It is intended for an audience interested in exploring the potential of PES either ...