Browsing Knowledge Repository by Topic "Resource Efficiency"
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176% Rise in Metal Prices, 260% Rise in Energy Prices Marks Era of Soaring Costs as Resources Decline
(2014)New resource productivity opportunities can save world up to US$3.7 trillion annually and protect future economic growth – study by International Resource Panel -
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 ... -
2019 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction: Towards a Zero-emissions, Efficient and Resilient Buildings and Construction Sector
(2019)The buildings and construction sector accounted for 36% of final energy use and 39% of energy and process-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2018, 11% of which resulted from manufacturing building materials and ... -
2020 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction: Towards a Zero-emissions, Efficient and Resilient Buildings and Construction Sector
(2020)This year’s Buildings Global Status Report provides an update on the drivers of CO2 emissions and energy demand globally since 2018, along with examples of policies, technologies, and investments that support low-carbon ... -
2020/2021 Data Collection for SDG Indicator 12.7.1: Main Results and Conclusions from the First Reporting Exercise
(2021)The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, “a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity”, was adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015. It includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and seeks to ... -
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 ... -
4 Projects at a Glance: Kenya - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Kenya projects include: Greening SMEs Leather Clusters and Leather Tanning Industry, Enhancing Sustainable Tourism Innovation for Community Empowerment In Kenya, Up-Scaling Sustainable Commercial Production Of Medicinal ... -
6 Projects at a Glance: Uganda - Project Sheet for SWITCH Africa Green Programme
(2017)Projects from Uganda include Upscaling Generation, Commercialization and Utilization of Biomass Waste-based Green Energy Sources in Uganda, Demand-side Management of Water Use in Micro, Small, Medium-sized Enterprises in ... -
Acknowledgements - GEO for Business Brief No. 3: The Role of Business in Transforming Food Systems
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Acknowledgements: The Role of Business in Moving from Linear to Circular Economies
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Action Plan for Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Accommodation in Mauritius
(2019)The Action Plan for Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Accommodation in Mauritius sets out a roadmap to a sustainable and resilient tourism accommodation sector in Mauritius. It will enable accommodation providers, their ... -
Action Plan for Sustainable Public Procurement in Lebanon
(2012)Sustainable public procurement (SPP) is the practice by which government entities include social, environmental, and economic considerations in their purchasing practices in order to promote sustainability in the national ... -
Addressing Marine Plastics: A Systemic Approach - Recommendations for Action
(2019)Addressing marine plastic pollution is an urgent action, considering the rising levels of plastics in the environment and the impacts to coastal and marine ecosystems. The problem of plastic pollution is crossboundary and ... -
Addressing the Used Vehicles Market: Potential Strategies for Importing and Exporting Countries to Improve Safety, Fuel Economy and Emissions Impacts - A Report of the Used Vehicles Working Group of the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV)
(2019)This report is prepared by a Working Group of the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles and seeks to provide a menu of potential strategies that importing and exporting countries may use to regulate cleaner and safer ... -
Advancing Green Business through Policies and Green Financing: Parallel sessions for Advancing Green Business and Promoting Circular Economy in Africa - SWITCH Africa Green
(2020)Advancing green business through policies and green financing -
Advancing Green Cooling through Sustainable Public Procurement
(2022-01)‘Advancing Green Cooling through Sustainable Public Procurement’ provides an approach and insights for integrating sustainability in the public procurement practices. Case studies of programs, initiatives and pilots in ... -
Africa Review Report on Sustainable Consumption and Production
(2009)The report is structured as follows: Chapter 2 sets the scene for further analysis by providing an overview of the economic, demographic and social situation and trends, which have relevance for SCP in Africa. Chapter 3 ... -
Africa's Blue Economy: A Policy Handbook
(2016)In line with the decisions of the 19th ICE, the main aim of this handbook is to provide a step-by-step guide on how to mainstream the Blue Economy into continental, subregional, and national policies, plans, laws, regulations, ... -
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment - Sixteenth Session: Report of the Ministerial Segment
(29/06/2017)African Ministerial Conference on the Environment Sixteenth Session: Report of the Ministerial Segment -
African Ministerial Conference on the Environment Seventh Special Session: Report of the Ministerial Meeting
(18/10/2018)This report also contains the Nairobi Declaration on Turning Environmental Policies into Action through Innovative Solutions for Environmental Challenges in Africa. Additionally, decisions adopted: Decision SS.VII/1: ...