Browsing Knowledge Repository by Subject "hazard"

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    • Chemicals in Plastics - A Technical Report 

      United Nations Environment Programme (2023-05)
      This report aims to inform the global community about the chemical-related issues of plastic pollution and options to address them. It also aims to support the negotiation process to develop the instrument on plastic ...

    • Coastal management in the Western Indian Ocean region - A capacity needs assessment 

      Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association; Coastal Resources Center - University of Rhode Island (Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA)Coastal Resources Center - University of Rhode Island, 2001)
      Developing capacity in coastal and marine issues of the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region is a very important activity, given the present growing and projected pressures on the coastal and marine resources.The region s ...

    • Environmental Protection and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Community Leader's Guide 

      United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction; United Nations Environment Programme (United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, 2004)
      This Guide provides an introduction to the use of environmental protection and disaster risk reduction as practices critical for promoting sustainable development, and then proceeds to indicate how these are applicable at ...

    • Pacific Integrated Island Management : principles, case studies and lessons learned 

      United Nations Environment Programme; Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 2013)
      This document is supported by an illustrated synthesis and electronic materials for use in communicating and promoting use of Integrated Island Management approaches. These products are designed to raise awareness of ...

    • Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis of Land-based Sources and Activities in the Western Indian Ocean Region. 

      United Nations Environment Programme; Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA), 2009)
      This document presents the results of a series of investigations and expert analyses relating to land-based sources of pollution and other activities that cause the degradation of the coastal and marine environment in the ...