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Africa Environment Outlook: Policy and Action Recommendations for a Sustainable Future
(2002)
The main purpose of the AEO report is to provide comprehensive and credible environmental information in a way that is relevant to policy making. The structure of the report combines comprehensive environmental information ...
Action Plan for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the Southeast Pacific - Brief Information
(1997)
The Plan of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the Southeast Pacific, approved in 1981 by a Plenipotentiaries Conference, as well as the Convention for the Protection of the Marine ...
Climate Change in Afghanistan: What Does It Mean for Rural Livelihoods and Food Security?
(2016-11-01)
In this report, we show how drought and flood risks have changed over the past thirty years, and what impact this has had on rural livelihoods and food security in the country. The aim is to inform national-level prioritization ...
Climate Change and Governance in Afghanistan
(National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA), 2015)
This report provides a broad overview of the landscape of climate change governance in Afghanistan in order to identify past achievements and current and future entry points for the further mainstreaming of climate change ...
Asia-Pacific Environment Outlook 2
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2001)
This report analyzes the state of changes of environment and natural resources that took place over the last hundred years. Time series data on land, forest, biodiversirv, water, marine and atmosphere revealed the alarming ...
Carbono cero América Latina: Una Vía para la Descarbonización Neta de la Economía Regional Para Mediados de Este Siglo - Documento de Visión
(2016)
Este documento de visión evalúa las perspectivas de descarbonización neta en la región de América Latina y el Caribe. Presenta un conjunto de escenarios con medidas que sería necesario adoptar en materia de energía, ...
Movilidad eléctrica: Oportunidades para Latinoamérica
(2016)
Este informe analiza las oportunidades para acelerar la movilidad eléctrica en América Latina y el Caribe.
Impacts of Global Warming on Coastal and Marine Ecosystems in the Northwest Pacific
(Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research, 2014)
This report provides a scientific basis to decision makers in developing policy strategies that incorporate regional differences in marine ecosystems supporting fish stocks, and vulnerability and adaptation of fisheries ...
Economic Instruments for Promoting Sustainable Natural Resource Use, Environmental sustainability and Responses to Climate Change
(2009)
This report was prepared to inform the formulation of the five-year National Development Plan (NDP), whose theme is ‘Growth, Employment and Prosperity’. It is based on a study that draws lessons learned from over a decade ...
Enhancing the Contribution of Weather, Climate and Climate Change to Growth, Employment and Prosperity
(UNDP/NEMA/UNEP Poverty Environment Initiative, Uganda, 2009)
The objectives of this paper are i) To highlight the significance of weather and climate in the development process and raise concern regarding the likely impacts of climate change to the development process; ii) To propose ...