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Aligning the Financial System with Sustainable Development in the United States of America . Inquiry Working Paper 16/100
(2016-01)
This working paper identifies the implications of time for investment in sustainability for both the public and the private sectors. It also explores the issue of the interplay between public benefits and investment decisions ...
Financing Sustainable Development: Moving from Momentum to Transformation in a Time of Turmoil
(2016)
Unlocking finance for sustainable development is a challenge of our times that we must address head on. This report highlights real options to do just that. It shows us how we can work beyond today’s turmoil, or even how ...
Understanding Synergies and Mainstreaming among the Biodiversity Related Conventions : A Special Contributory Volume by Key Biodiversity Convention Secretariats and Scientific Bodies
(2016-09)
This multi-author volume is an attempt by the United Nations Environment to engage with the Heads of various biodiversity related conventions and Chairs of Scienti c Bodies of the conventions to understand the opportunities ...
Financing the Future: Report of the Italian National Dialogue on Sustainable Finance
(2017)
This report a) sets out the global and national landscape in terms of the challenge of financing sustainable development, with a focus on the environmental dimension; b) explores two of the key priorities that cut across ...
A Review of International Financial Standards as they Relate to Sustainable Development
(2017)
This report seeks to investigate the financial standards and further to consider to what extent they currently relate to sustainable development, how they can support and solidify the various G20 policy commitments and the ...
Green Finance for Developing Countries: Needs, Concerns and Innovations
(2016-07)
This briefing outlines key concerns and needs of developing countries in relation to green finance, particularly focusing on developing countries that are not members of the G20. It also highlights emerging innovations, ...
Financing the Future: Report of the Italian National Dialogue on Sustainable Finance - Executive Summary
(2017)
This report a) sets out the global and national landscape in terms of the challenge of financing sustainable development, with a focus on the environmental dimension; b) explores two of the key priorities that cut across ...
On the Role of Central Banks in Enhancing Green Finance - Inquiry Working Paper 17/01
(2017)
This paper examines the role of central banks in ‘greening’ financial systems. Given the enormous investments needed to bring about a green transformation, the financial sector will have to play a central role in allocating ...
Planning, construction and operation of water harvesting structures in South Sudan: Technical Guidelines
(2015-05)
These guidelines are intended to to maximize impacts on conflict reduction and peacebuilding, and to contribute to capacity building in the planning and implementation of WH interventions by the Government and other ...
Options for Decoupling Economic Growth from Water Use and Water Pollution: A Report of the Water Working Group of the International Resource Panel
(2015)
Global trends point to a relative decoupling of water – that is, the rate of water resource use is increasing at a rate slower than that of economic growth. The Options for Decoupling Economic Growth from Water Use and ...