Browsing Publications and Documents by Subject "water"
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Caribbean Environment Outlook: special edition for the International Meeting for the 10-year Review of the Barbados Programme of Action
(UNEP, 2005)The Caribbean Environment Outlook assesses the state of the environment in the Caribbean SIDS and Low-Lying Coastal States in terms of the environmental concerns identified in the BPOA and the driving forces of the ... -
Caribbean Sea/Colombia & Venezuela, Central America & Mexico-GIWA Regional Assessment 3b, 3c
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), GEF, University of Kalmar, Sweden, 2006)This report presents the results of the GIWA assessment of the Colombia & Venezuela and Central America & Mexico sub-systems' located in GIWA region 3, the Caribbean Sea. The regional team identified habitat and community ... -
Cleaner production assessment in dairy processing
(UNEP, 2000)A guide to the application of Cleaner Production in the dairy industry, with a focus on the processing of milk and milk products at dairy processing plants. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the environmental impacts ... -
Clearing the Waters: A Focus on Water Quality Solutions
(2010)This publication addresses the urgency of controlling pollution and preserving water quality around the world. The past few decades have focused on the importance of water quantity in meeting basic human and ecosystem needs ... -
Climate change information kit
(UNEP, 2002)This information kit seeks to summarize in simple language the most up-to-date findings of the IPCC and the most recent developments under the Convention and Protocol. -
Contingency Planning for Emergencies Associated with Industrial Installations in the West and Central African Region: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 054
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Country profile for integrated environmental assessment in Uganda
Over the last 15 years, Uganda has achieved spectacular economic growth, thanks to the introduction of an enabling macro-economic environment and political stability. However, this economic growth has only recently manifested ... -
Depleted uranium in Serbia and Montenegro: post-conflict assessment in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(UNEP, 2002)The potential environmental risks posed by Depleted Uranium (DU) weapons have been a widely debated issue. In autumn 2001, as a follow-up to its earlier work on DU in Kosovo, UNEP organized a scientific field mission to ... -
Desk study on the environment in Iraq
(UNEP, 2003)This Desk Study has been prepared by UNEP as a contribution to tackling the immediate post-conflict humanitarian situation in Iraq, and the subsequent rebuilding of the country's shattered infrastructure, economy and ... -
Desk study on the environment in Liberia
(UNEP, 2004)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) participated in the post-conflict UN Needs assessment mission to Liberia. The findings of this desk study draw on key environmental information obtained from the Liberian ... -
Desk study on the environment in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2003)The aim of this desk study is to outline the state of the environment and identify major areas of environmental damage requiring urgent attention. It is based on a review of available, relevant studies and interviews with ... -
Digest of Environment Statistics 2011 - Mauritius
(Statistics Mauritius - Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, 2011)This is the tenth issue of the Digest of Environment Statistics prepared by Statistics Mauritius.It presents in a single report detailed available data concerning the environment. Many of the statistics presented have been ... -
Digest of Environment Statistics 2012 - Mauritius
(Ministry of Finance and Economic Development - Mauritius, 2012)This is the eleventh issue of the Digest of Environment Statistics prepared by Statistics Mauritius. It presents in a single report detailed available data concerning the environment. Many of the statistics presented have ... -
Ecosystems for water and food security
(UNEP, 2011)Against the current challenges to enhance food security worldwide, the publication aims at illustrating the importance of healthy ecosystems for the provisioning of key services that contribute to food security. Such ... -
Environment and Security: Transforming Risks into Cooperation - The case of Eastern Europe: Belarus – Moldova – Ukraine
(UNEP, 2008)This report is about the role and impact of environmental factors in securing human safety and sustained development of the eastern Caspian Sea region, including the parts of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan opening onto the ... -
Environment for development: policy lessons from Global Environmental Assessments Report for UNEP
(UNEP, 2009)This report is written at the request of UNEP, in support of the preparations for its 25th Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum, in February 2009. The overall goal of this synthesis report ... -
Environment for development: policy lessons from global environmental assessments
(Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, 2009)The overall goal of this synthesis report is to provide policymakers with highlighted key messages from recent global environmental assessments, including the fourth Global Environment Outlook: Environment for Development ... -
Environment Outlook in the Amazonia - GEO Amazonia
(UNEP, 2009)Over a decade, UNEP has carried out a series of integrated environmental assessments, called GEO, aimed at providing comprehensive, scientifically credible, and policy-relevant assessments on the interaction between ... -
Environmental considerations of human displacement in Liberia: a guide for decision makers
(UNEP, 2006)This report provides Liberia-specific information on the environmental considerations of displacement. It points the relevant Liberian humanitarian or environmental practitioner to the relevant source material for detailed ... -
Environmental dispatches: Reflections on challenges, innovation and resilience in Asia-Pacific
(UNEP, 2015)This publication “Environmental Dispatches: Reflections on Challenges, Innovation and Resilience in Asia-Pacific” brings together some of these stories. The APFED Showcase Programme offered the chance for journalists in ...