Browsing Publications and Documents by Subject "WATER"
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Green Economy Scoping Study: Saint Lucia
(2016)This study identifies key challenges, opportunities, benefits and imperative investments as well as the enabling conditions necessary to facilitate the greening of important economic activities in Saint Lucia. For the ... -
Green Economy Scoping Study: Serbia
(2013)This scoping study provides an overview and starting point for Serbia’s transition to a green economy. It presents a macro-economic profile of the country, a sector-specific review, economic modelling and potential ... -
Guidelines for Sanitation Management in Asia and Africa
(2006)This report presents information on the status, policies, regulations and actions (including master plan) in the Asia and Africa for sanitation (wastewater) management. Recently, it has been estimated that more than half ... -
Half Full or Half Empty?: A Set of Indicative Guidelines for Water-Related Risks and an Overview of Emerging Opportunities for Financial Institutions
(2007)These Guidelines are intended to support FIs in integrating WRR into their risk management processes by developing procedures to identify, assess and mitigate the material and reputational risks associated with water. The ... -
The Impact of Water-Based Drilling Mud Discharges on the Environment: An Overview
(1985)The first well drilled in the United States was in the year 1859 in the state of Pennsylvania. Since then about 2.7 million onshore wells have been drilled in the U.S. onshore drilling presently continues at an annual rate ... -
Implementation of the GPA at Regional Level: The Role of Regional Seas Conventions and their Protocols
(2006)The main objective of this document is to review existing binding and non-binding instruments that address the protection of the marine environment from land-based sources and activities (lbsa protocols and action plans ... -
Integrated Baseline Study: Port-à-Piment Watershed - Sud Department, Haiti
(2013)This report provides a platform to measure indicators of development and poverty reduction over a multi-year time frame. It is also part of ongoing scientific research to understand the interaction and linkage of elements ... -
Integrating Sustainable Consumption and Production into Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers - A Guidelines Manual
(2006)The aim of this Manual is to provide conceptual and practical guidance for integrating sustainable consumption and production (SCP) in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs). -
International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy Review 2004
(University of Joensuu Department of Law, 2005)The articles in the present Review are based on lectures given during the first University of Joensuu – UNEP Course on International Environmental Law-making and Diplomacy, which was held from 22 August to 3 September 2004 ... -
The International Satellite Land-Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP) - ISLSCP-Report No. 10
(1988)This brochure was written on the suggestion of UNEP to inform a broader community about the goals and the present status of the International Satellite Land-Surface Climatology Project (ISLSCP). -
L'eau dans le bassin Méditerranéen: situation et prospective
(1992)La présente publication, ainsi que toutes celles qui paraissent dans la série des "fascicules du Plan Bleu", ne constitue pas seulement une mise au point sur le theme dont elle traite, et qui fait peut-être lobjet d'autres ... -
L'Etat de L'environnement 1981: Selection de Sujets
(1981)Le present rapport porte sur trois questions dimportance internationale qui ont été retenues par le Conseil dadministration du Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement lors de sa huitième session, a savoir les eaux ... -
La Dimensión ambiental en la planificación del desarrollo sostenible en Costa Rica: La aplicación de un enfoque integrado para la implementación de los ODS
(2018)Esta nota presenta información práctica respecto a las brechas, retos y áreas de oportunidad de Costa Rica para avanzar en una planificación de largo plazo que integre la dimensión ambiental y logre el desarrollo sostenible ... -
Major International Waste Management Programmes and Projects - Prepared for: Global Partnership on Waste Management (GPWM)
(2016)The purpose of this report is to complement supply with the demand in waste management services around the world, to provide stakeholders opportunities for projects partnerships and to harmonize efforts and avoid duplication. ... -
Manuel judiciaire de droit de l'environnement
(2006)Basé sur la publication intitulée "UNEP Judicial Handbook on Environmental Law", ce Manuel a pour but de permettre aux juges nationaux de tous les types de tribunaux des juridictions de droit écrit d’identifier les problèmes ... -
Measuring water use in a green economy
(2012)Water is an essential resource for virtually all aspects of human enterprise, from agriculture via urbanization to energy and industrial production. Equally, the many uses for water create pressures on the natural systems. ... -
Methodology for the Preparation of GEO Cities Reports: Training Manual Version 3
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2009)The GEO Cities methodology, available as an application manual, is a very useful tool that will strengthen institutional capacities to prepare environmental assessments and reports on cities and that, over the long term, ... -
Mineral Fertilizer Use and the Environment
(1998)This document aims to present a balanced view of, on the one hand, the benefits of using mineral fertilizers and on the other hand the environmental risks involved. This review presents the evidence supporting the view ... -
National Action Plan for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in Egypt 2015: Annex - SCP National Action Plan Annex. SwitchMed Programme
(2015)This document is intended to identify key priority activities and projects needed to support the creation of sustainable communities and cities in Egypt through the promotion of sustainable consumption and production patterns. -
National Action Plan for Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in Egypt 2015: SwitchMed in Egypt
(2016)This document is intended to identify key priority activities and projects needed to support the creation of sustainable communities and cities in Egypt through the promotion of sustainable consumption and production ...