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Lithuania Environment and health performance review
(World Health Organization (WHO), 2009)
This report aims to convey a clear picture of the current environmental and health situation in Lithuania. It evaluates the strong and weak points of the environmental and health status in Lithuania. It also includes ...
Why clean energy public investment makes economic sense the evidence base
(UNEP, 2009)
This report assesses the evidence base for countercyclical investment in sustainable energy as a sound response to global economic recession, providing a comprehensive analysis of why and how clean energy public investment ...
Catalysing low-carbon growth in developing economies
(UNEP, 2009)
The successful mobilization of private investment for greenhouse gas abatement and adaptation to climate change especially in developing countries will be one of the critical conditions for the success of any global climate ...
Implementing Clean Development Mechanism projects: guidebook to host country legal issues
(UNEP, 2009)
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) continues to evolve organically, and many legal issues remain to be addressed in order to maximise its effectiveness. This Guidebook explains through case studies how domestic laws ...
Integrating Environment in Post-conflict Needs Assessments: UNEP Guidance Note
(2009-03)
the purpose of this guidance note is to i) Advise PCNA practitioners on how to ensure knowledge of environment issues is available and used during the PCNA process; ii) Facilitate the identification of priority interventions ...
Perspectivas del Medio Ambiente Urbano - GEO Canelones
(Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA) para el Intendencia Municipal de Canelones, Uruguay, 2009)
Este informe GEO Canelones surge por iniciativa de la Intedencia Municipal de Canelones y del Ministerio de Vivienda Ordenamiento Territorial y Medio Ambiente y conto con el apoyo financiero del PNUMA/ORPALC y con el apoyo ...
National Groundwater Quality Indicators Update: State and Trends 1995 to 2008
(Ministry of the Environment, New Zealand, 2009)
This report provides a summary of groundwater quality state and trends in New Zealand based on data collected from 973 sites over the period 1995 to 2008. The dataset includes sites in State of the Environment (SOE) ...
Strategy for Sustainable Development of the Republic of Croatia
(Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction - Croatia, 2009)
One of the first documents passed by the Croatian Parliament in which the importance of sustainable development is mentioned is the Declaration on Environmental Protection in the Republic of Croatia adopted in 1992. At the ...
Agriculture at a Crossroads: Executive Summary of the Synthesis Report
(International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2009)
International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) was to assess the impacts of past, present and future agricultural knowledge, science and technology on the - reduction ...
Vital GEO graphics
(UNEP, 2009)
Vital GEO Graphics is an electronic booklet that is based on the UNEP publication Global Environment Outlook 4 (GEO-4). This is one of many publications produced within the popular Vital Graphics series. The aim is to ...