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Environment and Health Risks from Climate Change and Variability in Italy
(World Health Organization (WHO), 2007)
The report shows that information to assist in anticipating potential threats and impacts can be developed and can be extremely useful in preparing people and the overall societal structure for adverse events, as well as ...
Urban Air Quality Management Toolbook
(UNEPUNHABITAT, 2000)
The Handbook presents the air quality management process in a systematic sequence ofactivities. This sequence, referred to as the Environment Planning and Management (EPM)process, is based on the experience of cities around ...
Global trends in sustainable energy investment 2007: analysis of trends and issues in the financing of renewable energy and energy efficiency in OECD and developing countries
(UNEP, 2007)
This report presents the dollar view of the current status of sustainable energy development, including both the renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency?(EE) sectors. The analysis is based on the different types of ...
CDM PDD guidebook: navigating the pitfalls
(UNEP, 2008)
This publication provides detailed guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls that CDM project proponents fall into when preparing CDM Project Design Documents, during the implementation of projects and when reporting emission ...
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 ...
European plants in peril: a review of threatened plants in the European Community (1989)
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2008)
The focus of this publication is efficient water use in urban and domestic environments and decision-making about sustainable development of human settlements. The book is written as a sourcebook, highlighting essential ...
Overview of Land-based Pollutant Sources and Activities Affecting the Marine, Coastal, and Freshwater Environment in the Pacific Islands Regions. UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 174.
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2005)
This report provides a regional overview of the land-based pollutant sources and their impacts on the marine, coastal and freshwater resources of the South Pacific Region. The overview includes 1 Pacific Island States ...
Public finance mechanisms to mobilise investment in climate change mitigation
(UNEP, 2008)
With an ambition of helping scale up climate mitigation markets, this report provides an overview of the mechanisms being used today by the public sector, with a particular focus on the clean energy sector.