Browsing Publications and Documents by Subject "TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS"
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Assessing Low-Carbon Livestock Technologies in Costa Rica: Business Case Analysis of Low-Carbon Livestock Production - Executive Summary
(2020)This summary presents the results of an analysis undertaken to model and assess the viability of sustainable practices for the livestock sector outlined in Costa Rica´s Low Carbon Livestock Strategy and NAMA. -
Assessing Low-Carbon Livestock Technologies in Costa Rica: Business Case Analysis of Low-Carbon Livestock Production - Summary
(2020)This summary presents the results of an analysis undertaken to model and assess the viability of sustainable practices for the livestock sector outlined in Costa Rica’s Low Carbon Livestock Strategy and NAMA. -
Blockchain Technology and Environmental Sustainability - Foresight Brief No. 19 October 2020
(2020)This Foresight Brief explores how blockchain technology could contribute to enhancing environmental sustainability management. The brief builds upon environmental use cases to review the technology’s key features, including ... -
Decoupling 2: Technologies, Opportunities and Policy Options - Summary for Policy Makers
(2014)The report highlights existing technological possibilities, for developing and developed countries, and their economic advantages. It shows that there is growing evidence that decoupling will be one of the next big ... -
Drivers of Environmental Change - Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Healthy Planet, Healthy People Chapter 2
(2019)The five drivers reviewed in this chapter — population growth and demographics, urbanization, economic development, new technological forces, and climate change — have led to an unprecedented expansion of wealth for many ... -
Enabling Policies and Action to Support Innovative Solutions - Global Chemicals Outlook II Part IV
(2019)Relevant enabling policies and actions include education reform; support for technology innovation and financing; innovative business models; sustainable supply chain management; private sector metrics and reporting; fiscal ... -
Environmental and Technological Issues Related to Lead-Acid Battery Recycling: A Workbook for Trainers - First Edition
(1996)One of the purposes ofthi5 package is to provide some case studies and situation scenarios that can be used as a basis for interactive training and simulated decision-making. However, the exercises only explore a small ... -
Fintech and Sustainable Development: Assessing the Implications
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2016)The report, a companion to the second edition of “The Financial System We Need”, assesses how the financial system’s core functions are likely to be disrupted by financial technology (“fintech”) innovations and how they ... -
Fintech and Sustainable Development: Assessing the Implications - Summary
(2016)The report, a companion to the second edition of “The Financial System We Need”, assesses how the financial system’s core functions are likely to be disrupted by financial technology (“fintech”) innovations and how they ... -
Ghana: One-Stop Business and Policy Centre for the Establishment Of Eco-Innovative MSMEs and Supporting Policies in the e-Waste and End-of-Life Vehicle Sector
(2017)To facilitate a green economy for the end-of-life electronics value chain by creating income generating opportunities and reducing environmental degradation through improved resource recovery and waste prevention and ... -
Global Environment Outlook – GEO-6: Healthy Planet, Healthy People
(Cambridge University Press, 2019)UN Environment’s sixth Global Environment Outlook (2019) calls on decision makers to take immediate action to address pressing environmental issues to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals as well as other Internationally ... -
Green and Sustainable Chemistry: Framework Manual - Revised Draft (10 November 2020)
(2020)The Framework Manual introduces, in a structured way, various facets of green and sustainable chemistry, with the intention to foster learning, reflection and scale up action based on a common global understanding of the ... -
Mineral Resource Governance in the 21st Century: Gearing Extractive Industries towards Sustainable Development
(2020)The report calls for moving beyond the established paradigm of the ‘Social License to Operate’, towards a new governance reference point that enables public, private and other relevant actors in the extractive sector to ... -
Moving Ahead with Technology for Eco-innovation
(2017)As part of the Eco-innovation project, this report aims to inform about technological aspects of eco-innovation emphasizing the role of RECP service providers. More specifically, the report: • Describes on the role of ... -
The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Preserving the Spirit of Innovation, Experimentation and the Conservation Ethic at the Grassroots Level
(2003)This paper deals with the complexity of knowledge systems that evolve in a socio-cultural and institutional context. The interaction between private, community and public domain knowledge is analysed to assess the ways in ... -
A Survey of Geographic Information System and Image Processing Software - 1993
(1993)Beginning in 1991 UNEP/GRID took up the task of conducting a biannual comprehensive worldwide survey of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Image Processing (IP) software system vendors in order to compile basic ... -
Trade in Environmentally Sound Technologies Opportunities and Challenges in the ASEAN Region - Policy Brief
(2019)Trade in environmentally sound technologies offers triple win opportunities for the environment, economy and people in developing countries. This project aims to support and enable developing countries in the ASEAN region ...