Browsing Knowledge Repository by Subject "BANGLADESH"
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25 Years of Crisis Response
(2022-03)UNEP is working around the world to respond to natural disasters, industrial accidents, and human-induced crises. Since 1994, UNEP, through its Disasters and Conflicts Branch, has supported more than 50 crisis-affected ... -
Assessment of Informal Used Lead Acid Battery Recycling and Associated Impacts in Bangladesh
(2020)Bangladesh’s economy has evolved rapidly from one based primarily on agriculture to a more diversified service and manufacturing economy. While this evolution has helped Bangladesh move up the income scale, it has also ... -
Comparative Regulatory Review: Assessment of Regulations on ULAB in Bangladesh and Recommendations for Legislation
(2020)ESDO has conducted a regulatory review, through analyzing Bangladeshi laws and referring to the regulations of other relevant countries and has also made recommendations for improvements on ULAB management. A detailed draft ... -
Country Report - Bangladesh: Capacity Building Activities under the European Commission funded project on Enhancing capacity for measuring progress towards the Environmental Dimension of the SDGs, 2020-2023
(2024-03)The project Enhancing Capacity for Measuring Progress towards the Environmental Dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), funded by the European Commission, was instituted to strengthen national capacity for ... -
Environmental Data, Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals - The Case Study of Bangladesh
A healthy environment is a precondition for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. To be able to meet environmental objectives, Governments need accurate and reliable environmental data. In Bangladesh, UNEP worked ... -
Environmental Impacts of Trade Liberalization and Policies for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources: A Case Study on Bangladesh’s Shrimp Farming Industry
(1999)The objective of the present study is to examine the environmental impacts of trade-related structural adjustment programs (SAP) policies, particularly in the shrimp culture industry. It seeks to: (a) analyse the trend and ... -
Environmental problems of the South Asian Seas region: An overview - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 82
(1987)This document aims to outline some of the main environmental problems that exist in the South Asian Seas region and to set forth recommendations for activities and projects that may usefully be included in a regional ... -
Eutrosym '76: Proceedings the International Symposium on Eutrophication and Rehabilitation of Surface Water - Vol. I, Part 1
The participants in this meeting drew up draft recommendations concerning the protection of surface waters from eutrophication. -
Human Migration and Natural Resources: Global assessment of an adaptive complex system
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-06)The report uses a hybrid, interdisciplinary approach based on a range of methods and varied data sources, with a view to producing a significant and globally relevant assessment of the relationship between resource management ... -
Impact Brief - Enhanced capacity for measuring progress towards the Environmental Dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals 2020-2023
(2024-03)The project ‘Enhanced Capacity for Measuring Progress towards the Environmental Dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs), funded by the European Commission, included an activity (Activity 1.3) that aimed to ... -
Integrating Displaced Populations into National Climate Change Policy and Planning - Policy Brief
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)The Policy Brief highlights the importance of integrating human mobility, including displacement, in the policies and plans of ministries, departments and agencies responsible for climate, environment and development, ... -
Nairobi + 10 : Mycotoxins 1987 - Report of the Second Joint FAO/WHO/IJNEP International Conference on Mycotoxins
(1988)The magnitude of the problem is such that in 1975 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution calling on Governments and international organizations to make efforts to reduce food losses in developing ... -
National Strategy for Used Lead Acid Battery (ULAB) Recycling in Bangladesh: A Sustainable Strategy for ULAB Waste Management
(2021)Among many issues related to the burning concern of environmental pollution, toxic chemical impacts are gradually drawing attention to global and national policies. One such rising concern is the ramifications of the impacts ... -
Radar Design for Determining the Strength of Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal : MARC Report Number 6
(1977)An especially severe and recurring natural disaster is the tropical cyclone particularly as affecting the land surrounding the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. A particularly well documented case there was the cyclone ... -
Reducing Risk through Environment in Recovery Operations: An Initial Review of the Status
The purpose of this paper is to provide an introductory review of the current status of recovery operations in terms of integrating environment and long-term disaster risk reduction. Two case studies, Myanmar and Bangladesh, ... -
Report on the Observance of International Ozone Day 2018
Country activities on the occasion of World Ozone Day, 2018 -
Single-Use Plastics: A Roadmap for Sustainability (rev. 2)
The benefits of plastic are undeniable. The material is cheap, lightweight and easy to make. These qualities have led to a boom in the production of plastic over the past century. This trend ... -
State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in Bangladesh
(United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, 2022-08)The “State of Gender Equality and Climate Change in Bangladesh report” aims to strengthen country-driven processes with evidence on the linkages between gender equality and climate change. The assessment has two main ...