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Technical Guidelines on Hazardous Waste from the Production and Use of Organic Solvents (Y6)
(1997)
These technical guidelines are principally meant to provide guidance to countries who are building their capacity to manage waste in an environmentally sound and efficient way and in their development of detailed procedures ...
Environmental management in oil and gas exploration and production
(UNEP, 1997)
These guidelines provide an overview of environmental issues in the oil and gas exploration and production industry, and of the best approaches to achieving high environmental performance in all parts of the world. Management ...
Uganda position paper on RIO+20
(Government of Uganda, 2011)
Uganda, 1. Welcomes the decision of the UN General Assembly in Resolution No. 64/236 to convene the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) to focus on the green economy in the context of sustainable ...
Women, energy and water in the Himalayas: integration of women in planning and management
(UNEP, 2005)
The policy guidelines were developed as part of the pilot project 'Incorporating Needs and Roles of Women in Water and Energy Management in Rural Areas in South Asia-Capacity Building in Rural Areas of the Himalayas'. Women ...
After the Tsunami sustainable building: guidelines for South-East Asia
(UNEP, 2007)
The Tsunami disaster of 26 December 2004 affected a dozen Indian Ocean countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, India and Maldives, Malaysia and Myanmar, with a death toll reportedly exceeding 250,000 and ...
Analysing our energy future: some pointers for policy-makers
(UNEP, 2007)
A non-technical summary of the International Energy Agency's World Energy Outlook focusing on the alternative policy and beyond the alternative-policy scenarios, highlighting the implications of future energy development paths.
International declaration on cleaner production: implementation guidelines for companies
(UNEP, 2002)
These guidelines, developed for government, companies and facilitating organisations are meant to assist the implementation of the six Declaration principles. It also provides a methodology for planning activities and ...
Gender equality and the environment: Policy and strategy
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)
The UNEP Gender Policy and Strategy charts our strategic direction on gender and the environment over the 2014-2017 planning period. Like the MTS that it parallels, the P&S describes the overarching programme and operational ...
Planning for change: guidelines for national programmes on sustainable consumption and production
(UNEP, 2008)
These guidelines show how national governments can plan, develop, implement and monitor a national programme on sustainable consumption and production (SCP). This is a flexible approach to SCP programme development which ...
Life cycle management: a business guide to sustainability
(UNEP, 2007)
The journey towards sustainability requires that companies must find innovative ways to make profits and at the same time extend the traditional boundaries of business to include the environmental and social dimensions, a ...