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Sea water desalination in the Mediterranean assessment and guidelines
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2003)
The need for desalting seawater is becoming more and more pressing in many parts of the world. During the period from 1950 to 1990 the worldwide consumption of water was tripled, while the population grew by 2.3 billion ...
GEO Health: City of São Paulo: Green and Healthy Environments Project – PAVS: Summary and Lessons Learned
(2008)
This publication seeks to provide Green and Healthy Environments Project (PAVS) managers, regional agents, community leaders and policy formulators in the city of São Paulo with the results and recommendations of the ...
IEA Training Manual: A Training Manual on Integrated Environmental Assessment and Reporting
(2009)
The purpose of the IEA Training Manual is to help build capacity for forward-looking integrated environmental assessment (IEA) and reporting at the subglobal level.
Global and Flyway-scale Monitoring and Conservation Programs for Migratory Water-birds of the Arctic: CAFF CBMP Report No. 7
(CAFF International Secretariat, 2004)
The Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group of the Arctic Council (CAFF) and Wetlands International (WI) share a common purpose to promote the conservation and sustainable use of (wetland) biodiversity in the ...
Africa Environment Outlook: Policy and Action Recommendations for a Sustainable Future
(2002)
The main purpose of the AEO report is to provide comprehensive and credible environmental information in a way that is relevant to policy making. The structure of the report combines comprehensive environmental information ...
Recommended Strategy for Conflict Resolution of Competing High Pasture Claims of Settled and Nomadic Communities in Afghanistan
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2009)
The objective of this document is to lay out a possible road map through which conflicts between settled populations and nomads over access to summer pastures may begin to be resolved. It does not attempt to resolve the ...
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan: Environment Law
(2007)
Environmental Law in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan provides for the management of issues relating to rehabilitation of the environment and the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources, living organisms ...
African Industrial Workshop: Africa—Regional Industrial Review
(2002)
Industrial activity is a major contributor to many of the environmental and social problems facing society today. Industrial activity has, however, the potential to make an important contribution to achieving a sustainable ...
Project Document: Programme for the Agulhas & Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems - Agulhas & Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project
(United Nations Development Programme, 2003-10-31)
The Agulhas Current Large Marine Ecosystem (ACLME) stretches from the north end of the Mozambique Channel to Cape Agulhas and is characterized by the swift, warm Agulhas current, a western boundary current that forms part ...
Dams and Development Project Issue Based Workshop 1: Comprehensive Options Assessment of Dams and their Alternatives – Case Studies. Organized by UNEP-DPP, supported by GTZ, SIDA, The World Bank
(2004)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Dams and Development Project (DDP) convened an issue-based workshop on comprehensive options assessment, which was the second Strategic Priority identified by the World ...