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Once Burned, Twice Shy? Lessons Learned from the 1997-98 El Niño
(2001)
This assessment reviewed forecasts and impacts of the 1997-98 El Niño, as well as the climate-related early warning and natural disaster preparedness
systems in the following locations in order to improve their ENSO (El ...
Natural Selection: Evolving Choices for Alternative Fuels and Vehicle Technologies
(2003)
In the first part, you will find information on different alternative fuels, including descriptions of each alternative fuel technology, current market position, state of development, performance, environmental impact, ...
The World Environment 1972-1992: Two Decades of Challenge
(1992)
The World Environment 1972-1992 offers a look at the environment from three perspectives. Ten introductory chapters detail the range of environmental threats and examine how they have unfolded over the past two decades. ...
The Use of Economic Instruments in Carbon Dioxide Mitigation: A Developing Country Perspective - Environment and Trade 12
(1995)
This paper examines the use of economic instruments in the protection of the global environment (particularly, global warming caused by enhanced carbon dioxide emissions), examining the potential impact on trade and welfare, ...
Global Environment Monitoring System: The Potential Socio-Economic Effects of Climate Change in South-East Asia
(1992)
This report describes the results of a project funded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) over 1 988-1 991.
The Arabian Deserts: The Everlasting Giving and the Challenge of Desertification
(2007)
The book describes the natural forms and shapes of the Arabian deserts and their resources and highlights their spiritual, cultural and economic importance and significance. It also addresses some of the environmental, ...
Système mondial de surveillance continue de l'environnement: Projet pilote sur la surveillance continue de la couverture forestière Tropicale - Benin: Cartographie du couvert végétal et étude de ses modifications
(1980)
Les objectifs du présent projet dérivent de la recommandation formulée par la Conférence des Nations Unies sur l'environnernent (Stockholm, 1972) concernant la mise en oeuvre d'une surveillance continue du couvert forestier ...
Principes Directeurs Pour l'Evaluation de l'Impact sur l'Environnement des Industries et les Critères Environnementaux de Leur Implantation
(1981)
Les principes directeurs formulés par le PNUE a donner un cadre de travail permettant d'organiser et d'entreprendre une E.I.E. en fonction des conditions prédorinantes. Le texte principal des principes directeurs est divisé ...
Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India - Low Carbon City: A Guidebook for City Planners and Practitioners
(2013)
This guidebook is produced as part of a larger research project on “Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India”, a major initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), hereafter referred to as the Low Carbon ...
Overview of the Republic of Korea's Green Growth National Vision
(2010)
This report is produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as part of its Green Economy Initiative. The purpose of this report is to present an overview of the Republic of Korea’s strategies and policy goals ...