Browsing Publications and Documents by Subject "Water"
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Africa water Atlas
(UNEP, 2010)This Atlas is a visual account of Africa's endowment and use of water resources, revealed through 224 maps and 104 satellite images as well as some 500 graphics and hundreds of compelling photos. However the Atlas is more ... -
Africa's lakes: Atlas of our changing environment
(UNEP, 2006)Water is vital for our survival. Africa is the second largest and the second most populous continent after Asia. It is endowed with both natural and artificial lakes and is home to some of the largest lakes in the world. ... -
Global Drinking Water Quality Index Development and Sensitivity Analysis Report
(2007)This document outlines an approach taken to develop a global water quality index, as well as preliminary sensitivity analysis and validation of the index against real water quality data. Limitations to the index are ... -
Indicators for a resource efficient and green Asia and the Pacific
(UNEP, 2015)This report reveals the patterns and the evolution of natural resource use in Asia and the Pacific region over the last 40 years. The analysis shows that resource use in the region is both inefficient and unsustainable. ... -
Issue Paper to the International Confrence on Prevention and Management of Marine Litter in European Seas
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2013)The role of the present Issue Paper to the \"International Conference and Management of Marine Litter in European Seas\" is to establish for the conference's participants a common \"starting point\", from where discussions ... -
Keeping Track of Our Changing Environment in Asia and the Pacific
(UNEP, 2014)The Keeping Track of Our Changing Environment in Asia and the Pacific report is a unique scientific and indicator-based assessment report produced by UNEP, with contributions from experts and UNEP National Focal Points ... -
Marine Litter in the Baltic Sea Region: Assessment and priorities for response
(Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM), 2009)HELCOM marine litter project is the first effort in the region to look into the scale of the problem, the availability of information and the actions needed in the Baltic Sea area. Lack of comparable and reliable data is ... -
Nature-Watch Baltic Report
(Estonian Fund for Nature, 2006)Nature-watch Baltic is an environmental education project for students. The main target group is 13-16-year old students but primary class students and even kindergarten kids have participated. It was launched by WWF Sweden ... -
Raising the Bar - Advancing Environmental Disclosure in Sustainability Reporting
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)This global cross-sector report assesses the environmental dimension of sustainability reporting and provides recommendations to make environmental reporting relevant to all stakeholders. It analyses what the key and most ... -
Study on land-sourced litter (lsl) in the marine environment: Review of sources and literature
(Öko-Institut e.V., 2011)This study on land sourced litter (LSL) was commissioned by four associations of the plastics industry in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The objectives were to: Gather high-quality data from a detailed literature ... -
Water quality outlook
(2007)This report presents a snapshot of global water quality issues as they relate to achieving the internationally agreed goals on water, sanitation and biodiversity. Evidence suggests that there have been improvements in the ... -
World Ocean Review 1, Living with the oceans. – A report on the state of the world's oceans
(World Ocean Review(WOR), 2010)Our environmental awareness is steadily increasing, albeit very slowly. This process began when we started to address obvious and visible problems. As a result, our streets, beaches, fields and forests became cleaner, ... -
World Ocean Review 2, The Future of Fish – The Fisheries of the Future
(World Ocean Review(WOR), 2013)Our first World Ocean Review (WOR) was published more than a year ago. This status report took a comprehensive look at the seas and encapsulated the current state of ocean science. It was read by almost 70,000 people, who ... -
World Ocean Review 3, Marine Resources – Opportunities and Risks
(World Ocean Review(WOR), 2014)am delighted to present the third volume in the series. In this World Ocean Review (WOR 3), we focus on marine resources and the opportunities and risks associated with their potential exploitation. Two salient facts merit ... -
World Ocean Review 4, Sustainable Use of Our Oceans – Making Ideas Work
(World Ocean Review(WOR), 2015)Time brings change. In our fast-moving age, the Earth, and therefore also Nature and our society, are changing ever more rapidly. With high population growth and the progressive diversification of labour, we humans are ...
