Browsing Knowledge Repository by Subject "UNITED ARAB EMIRATES"
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Action Plan for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Areas of Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 35
(United Nations Environment Programme, 1983)The protection and development of the marine environment and the coastal areas of the Region for the benefit of present and future generations are the central objective of the Action Plan. This Action Plan sets forth a ... -
Chemicals of Concern in Electronics: Review of Legislative and Regulatory Approaches
(2020)Chemicals in products and hazardous substances within the life cycle of electrical and electronic products have been longstanding emerging policy issues under the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management ... -
City-Level Decoupling: Urban Resource Flows and the Governance of Infrastructure Transitions – Annex: Case Studies from Selected Cities
(2013)These cases were selected to showcase innovative and visionary approaches to sustainable infrastructure change across a broad range of contexts, and are intended to demonstrate the abundance of options available that could ... -
Detailed Summary of High-level Event that occurred at the HLPF: Keeping 1.5 within Reach, Setting NDCs 3.0 in Motion'
(2024-08)The high-level event, titled 'Keeping 1.5 within Reach, Increasing Ambition in the Next Round of Climate Plans,' focused on the urgent need for more ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to keep global warming ... -
Final Act of the Kuwait Regional Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Areas
(1978)On the initiative of the States of the Region, the Kuwait Regional Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Areas was convened by the Executive Director ... -
Monitoring The Restoration of Mangrove Ecosystems from Space
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2014-11)Mangrove establishment and rehabilitation projects have had varying levels of success at different locations around the world. Given the money that has been invested in restoring mangrove coverage, it is useful to map, ... -
Net Zero Carbon Scenarios for the Energy Sector in West Asia
(2022-11)Achieving the net-zero emissions target as a global pathway entails a complete decarbonization of the energy sector by the middle of the century, implying that fossil fuels will play a limited role in future. West Asian ... -
Overview on Land-Based Sources and Activities Affecting the Marine Environment in the ROPME Sea Area - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 168
(1999)The ROPME sea area includes the coastal and marine waters of the eight countries (Bahrain, Iraq, Islamic Republic of Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) that make up ROPME. This region is ... -
Regional Directory of Environmental Resource Persons and Research in West Asia
(1994)This directory has been prepared to aid those seeking qualified experts in various environmental fields, in order to fulfill the pressing needs for mitigating environmental problems of the region. These environmental ... -
Sustainable Insurance Forum - January to June 2020 Update
(2020)Launched in December 2016, the Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF) is a network of insurance supervisors and regulators from around the world who are working together on sustainability challenges facing the insurance sector. ... -
Trends and Outlook of Natural Resource Use in West Asia
(2023-06)This piece of work is framed by the set of initiatives rolled out by the Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals (GO4SDGs) in West Asia to enhance the knowledge and capacity of policymakers. It is the first ... -
Waste Management Outlook for West Asia 2019: Waste to Wealth
(2019)This Regional Outlook builds upon the Global Waste Management Outlook published in 2015. Focusing on waste management systems, finance and governance, it articulates a means of future progress toward sustainable waste ...