Browsing Briefs, Summaries, Policies and Strategies by Title
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Viet Nam Final Project Report on Spatial Planning in the Coastal Zone-Disaster Prevention and Sustainable Development
(2013-03)The Viet Nam final report on spatial planning in coastal areas focuses on an overall goal to prevent/reduce the impacts of natural disasters, climate change and sea-level rise, and to promote sustainable development of ... -
Viet Nam National Resource on Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning
(2013)The Viet Nam national resource report on spatial planning in coastal areas, with a focus on preventing/reducing the impacts of emergency issues, including natural disasters, climate change and sea-level-rise, considers ... -
Viet Nam Regional Resource on Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning
(2011-11)The Viet Nam regional resource document considers spatial planning in coastal areas in East Asia, with a focus on preventing/reducing the impacts of emergency issues, including natural disasters, climate change and ... -
Vietnam: National Action Plan on Sustainable Consumption and Production (2021-2030)
(2020)The objective of the Plan is to promote efficient and sustainable management, exploitation and utilization of natural resources, fuel, materials; incentivize development of eco-friendly resources, fuel, materials, products ... -
Voluntary Coalition of Governments and relevant Organizations for the Progressive Closure of Dumpsites in Latin America and the Caribbean: Workplan 2019-2020
(2019)https://www.unenvironment.org/regions/latin-america-and-caribbean/regional-initiatives/enabling-sound-management-chemicals-and -
Voluntary National Reviews: The Environmental Dimension - Policy Brief
(2018)By focusing on the extent to which the environmental dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been addressed in the voluntary national reviews (VNRs) submitted by countries to the High-level Political Forum ... -
Voluntary National Reviews: The Environmental Dimension - Policy Brief [including Tables Annex]
(2018)By focusing on the extent to which the environmental dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been addressed in the voluntary national reviews (VNRs) submitted by countries to the High-level Political Forum ... -
Waste and chemicals in Azerbaijan: A visual synthesis
(2013)The publication aims to catalyse remedial action on environmental legacies and responsible approaches to waste and chemical management by sharing information and improving public awareness of situations and trends in ... -
Waste Management as an Essential Service in Latin America and the Caribbean: Articulating Social and Environmental Policy for the post-COVID-19 Recovery - Policy Brief
(2020)Governments need to consider waste management as an urgent and essential public service to respond to emergencies such as the COVID-19 outbreak, in order to minimize possible secondary impacts upon health and the environment. ... -
Waste Not, Want Not: Reducing Food Loss and Waste in North America through Life Cycle-based Approaches - Executive Summary
(2019)The objective of this report is to describe life cycle thinking and the suite of quantitative tools such as life cycle assessment (LCA) that are rooted in that perspective, and to detail where and how these tools can be ... -
Waste to Energy: Considerations for Informed Decision-making - Summary for Policymakers
(2019)Thermal Waste-to-Energy (WtE), also known as incineration with energy recovery, is a major waste treatment method in some developed countries and the most widely adopted technology that dominates the global WtE market. ... -
We are Losing the "Little Things that Run the World" - Foresight Brief No. 011 - January 2019
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2019)Insects make up about half of all known living organisms. They play key roles in, pollination, nutrient cycling, food chains or birds and other insectivores, and are one of the pillars of our ecosystems. However, the wide ... -
WESR Strategy and Conceptual Approach
(2022-03)This strategy and conceptual approach outline how UNEP will enhance the development of the World Environment Situation Room (WESR), headquartered in Nairobi, as a user-centric, demand-driven platform designed to meet the ... -
Working with Plants, Soils and Water to Cool the Climate and Rehydrate Earth’s Landscapes - Foresight Brief No. 025 July 2021
(2021)This Brief enhances our understanding of the interwoven relationships and the subsequent fluxes of energy between plants, soils and water on the ground, as well as in and with the atmosphere. It explains how these can help ... -
Working with the Environment to Protect People: UNEP’s COVID-19 Response
(2020)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) stands with the billions of people suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. The immediate priority is to protect them. But UNEP also has a duty to help nations build back better ... -
World Environment Day 2018: The Day the Tide Turned 0n Single-Use Plastics
(2018-06)In 2018, World Environment Day reached new heights. With India as host country, the world rallied around a movement to “Beat Plastic Pollution”. This simple yet ambitious call to action, inspired governments, institutions ... -
The World Environment Situation Room (WESR): A Federated Data System to support the SDGs and post- UNEP@50 Agenda
(2022-12)This strategy and conceptual approach outline how UNEP will enhance the development of the World Environment Situation Room (WESR), headquartered in Nairobi, as a usercentric, demand-driven platform designed to meet the ... -
World Environment Situation Room and WESR CCA: Executive Briefing - March 2022
(2022-03)The main highlights of this brief include: Official Launch of WESR; Overall Architecture of WESR; Technical Implementation of WESR; Thematic Implementation of WESR; Impact of WESR CCA; Interactive Country Fiches; Lessons ... -
World Environment Situation Room and WESR CCA: Executive Briefing - November 2021
(2021-11)This brief presents the updates on the global World Environment Situation Room, the impact on the Ground in Country support to UN Reforms (WESR CCA and EC country Fiches), the interoperability with UN Regional Economic ... -
World Environment Situation Room – Work Plan 2020-2021
(2021)The World Environment Situation Room (WESR) is the future United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on-line data and knowledge platform. It will enable users to visualize, query, access, link and download data, information ...