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1991 UNEP Flexible and Rigid Foams Technical Options Report: Pursuant to Article (6)of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer under the Auspices of the United Nations Environment Programme - Final
(1991)This report details the available technical options that can be implemented by each foam market segment to completely eliminate CFC usage known as of 1991. Updates on the progress of each market segment in reducing CFC ... -
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2018 Global Status Report: Towards a Zero-emission, Efficient and Resilient Buildings and Construction Sector
(2018)This Global Status Report documents the status and trends of key indicators for energy use, emissions, technologies, policies, and investments to track the buildings and construction sector, globally and ... -
2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction: Towards a Zero‑emission, Efficient and Resilient Buildings and Construction Sector
(2022-11)Decarbonizing the buildings sector by 2050 is critical to delivering these emission cuts – and to addressing the wider triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. ... -
25 Clean Air Measures for Asia and the Pacific
(2019)Air pollution is not only a major health risk, it also has damaging impacts on the environment and agricultural crop yields. These impacts have significant economic consequences. While existing policies have made progress ... -
30 Foresight Briefs: Early Warning, Emerging Issues and Futures - Special Edition 2017-2022
(2023-01)Foresight is a powerful tool for leveraging Humanity´s ability to think about and build the Future. It provides a way to think about possible, alternative and desired futures. By doing so, it enables individuals, organisations ... -
34ème Journée Mondiale de la Préservation de la Couche d'Ozone Thème: « Le Protocole de Montréal pour que Nous, Nos Aliments et Nos Vaccins Restons au Frais" - Video
(2021)A brief video on Benin's World Ozone Day activities in 2021 -
4 Million Trees in 4 years Initiative (4MT4Y)
(2019)In the fight against climate change and protecting our environment and rich biodiversity, the Fijian Government is embarking on the ‘4 million trees in 4 years initiative’(4MT4Y) as it recognizes the important service that ... -
50/50 - The Plan to Save Life on Earth
(2019)In April 2019, scientists published a paper explaining why protecting half the planet is needed, and how if embedded in a Global Deal for Nature it could promote increased habitat protection and restoration, national and ... -
8th APAN Forum Programme
(2023-08-22)The 8th APAN Forum will be a combination of opening and closing ceremonies, high-level keynote speeches, plenary discussions, and parallel stream sessions, as well as deepdive and pre-forum events and workshops. This ... -
8th APAN Forum Programme
(2023-08)The forum will be a combination of opening and closing ceremonies, high-level keynote speeches, plenary discussions, and parallel stream sessions, as well as deepdive and pre-forum events and workshops. This draft programme ... -
8th APAN Pre-Forum Sessions and Events
(2023-08-22)8th APAN Forum partners will have the opportunity to organise pre-forum sessions (e.g., partnership events, deep-dive workshops, etc.) from 28 to 29 August 2023, preceding the main event. These events will allow participants ... -
8th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum - Resilience for All: Enabling Transformative Implementation - Programme Book
(2023-08-28)This document informs about the sessions' venues, dates, times, organisers and background information about the 8th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum. -
8th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum - Resilience of Communities
(2023-08-29)Background documentation for the forum consists of four resilience outlooks that provide a snapshot of the stream-specific aspects of resilience at the regional level, depicting challenges, promising innovations, best ... -
8th Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum - Resilience of Food Systems
(2023-09-08)Background documentation for the forum consists of four resilience outlooks that provide a snapshot of the stream-specific aspects of resilience at the regional level, depicting challenges, promising innovations, best ... -
8th Session of the GTN-H Panel - GCOS-216
(2017)GTN-H is recognized by the Global Earth Observations System of Systems (GEOSS) and in particular with reference to its role in the Integrated Global Water Cycle Observations Community of Practice (IGWCO- CoP) and its support ... -
Accelerating Adaptation by Spurring a Paradigm Shift in Water Engineering in Indonesia, with Replication in Asia and Globally
(2019)It is MMAF’s ambition to spur a paradigm shift in hydraulic engineering in Indonesia, Asia and ultimately worldwide through the establishment of a BwN platform, to convene public private and civil society actors in the ... -
Accessing the Canopy : Assessment of Biological Diversity and Microclimate of the Tropical Forest Canopy: Phase I
(Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 1995)UNEP's project Assessment of Biological Diversity and Microclimate of the Tropical Forest Canopy is a new venture to examine forest canopies by means of a tower crane. Accessing the Canopy is the first major report of the ...