Browsing Publications and Documents by Topic "Cities and lifestyles"
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34 Projects at A Glance: Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)The overall objective of SWITCH Africa Green is to support 6 countries in Africa to achieve sustainable development by engaging in transition towards an inclusive green economy. -
4 Projects at a Glance: Burkina Faso - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Projects in Burkina Faso include: Groupe De Recherche Et D’analyse Appliquées Pour Le Développement, Valorisation Des Déchets De La Filière Anacarde Comme Une Source D’énergie Renouvelable Pour Les Pmes Au Burkina Faso ... -
4 Projects at a Glance: Kenya - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Kenya projects include: Greening SMEs Leather Clusters and Leather Tanning Industry, Enhancing Sustainable Tourism Innovation for Community Empowerment In Kenya, Up-Scaling Sustainable Commercial Production Of Medicinal ... -
5 Projects at a Glance: Ghana - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)The overall objective is to develop a sustainable e-waste management system which makes e-waste re-usable and recycling. The project aims to establish a structured approach to e-waste Education/Publicity, collection, ... -
6 Projects at a Glance: Mauritius - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Projects in Mauritius include Greening the Mauritian Tourism Industry, A Model for Sustainable Production and Consumption Practices and Ecoentrepreneurship Development, Increase Capacity Building of The Fisher’s Community ... -
6 Projects at a Glance: South Africa - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Projects in South Africa include Awareness Creation and Capacity Building on Eco Labelling for the Agricultural Sector, Promoting Eco-entrepreneurship In Africa, Meat Naturally Initiative: Embedding Sustainability in South ... -
6 Projects at a Glance: Uganda - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Projects from Uganda include Upscaling Generation, Commercialization and Utilization of Biomass Waste-based Green Energy Sources in Uganda, Demand-side Management of Water Use in Micro, Small, Medium-sized Enterprises in ... -
The ABC for Sustainable Cities: A Glossary for Policy Makers
(2016)The ABC for Sustainable Cities aims to bring clarity on this. Rather than providing a single univocal definition of what is a “Sustainable City”, it brings together key elements of it by compiling terms and concepts from ... -
Addressing the Used Vehicles Market: Potential Strategies for Importing and Exporting Countries to Improve Safety, Fuel Economy and Emissions Impacts - A Report of the Used Vehicles Working Group of the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV)
(2019)This report is prepared by a Working Group of the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles and seeks to provide a menu of potential strategies that importing and exporting countries may use to regulate cleaner and safer ... -
Air - Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Healthy Planet, Healthy People Chapter 5
(2019)In the GEO-6 regional assessments, air pollution, climate change and energy development, as well as the intersection of these three issues, were identi ed as top priorities in every region. Growing cities, energy, and ... -
Assessing Global Resource Use: A System Approach to Resource Efficiency and Pollution Reduction
(2017)This report focuses on the state and trends of ‘material’ resource use (biomass, fossil fuels, metals and non-metallic minerals), with further types of resources (land/water) and greenhouse gas emissions remaining as major ... -
Assessing Global Resource Use: A System Approach to Resource Efficiency and Pollution Reduction - Factsheet
(2017)Better and more efficient production and use of natural resources can be one of the most cost-efficient and effective ways to reduce impacts on the environment (including pollution) and advance human well-being. -
Assessment of Urban Air Quality
(1988)The overall purpose of this report is: - to continue the ongoing process of producing periodic evaluations of the global air pollution situation in urban areas; - to continue to develop and advance the techniques used for ... -
Become a #SolveDifferent Champion: A Guide for Member States
(2019)This toolkit for Member States contains practical guidance and information for use in the lead-up to and during the Assembly. -
Biological Diversity and the Urban Environment - Ecosystem Conservation Group Issue Paper
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2001)At its eighteenth session, held on 9 July 1998 at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAQ), in Rome, the Ecosystem Conservation Group (ECG) decided that the issue of biological ... -
Bottom-up Initiatives and Participatory Approaches for Outlooks - Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6): Healthy Planet, Healthy People Chapter 23
(2019)This chapter assesses participatory processes and local practices seeking transformed futures and grounds the interventions proposed in Chapter 22 with existing examples. The following sections provide background information ... -
Building an Environmental Management Information System (EMIS): Handbook with Toolkit
(2001)EMIS stands for Environmental Management Information System. Such a system consists of formalised steps to capture information, as well as fixed procedures to retrieve this information. Generally speaking, the EMIS covers ... -
Building Better Cities: ASEAN Looks to the Future
(2018)The rapid growth of urbanization signals a significant demographic shift that will change the way people live and the way our human settlements function. New infrastructure and systems are needed to support the growing ... -
Building Resilient Societies after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Key Messages from the International Resource Panel
(2020)The world is experiencing an unprecedented moment in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. For us at the International Resource Panel (IRP) it is also a moment to reflect. This document provides policy recommendations extracted ... -
Burkina Faso: Groupe de recherche et d’analyse appliquées pour le développement
(2017)The main objective is to contribute to the emergence of sanitized cities the municipalities Dédougou and Koudougou based on an integrated and sustainable waste management system through establishment of an integrated and ...