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The adaptation knowledge initiative
(2015-07)
The Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change (NWP) serves as a knowledge mechanism on adaptation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The NWP ...
Guidelines for the Development of National Legislation on Access to information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2011-11)
The purpose of these voluntary guidelines is to provide general guidance, if so requested, to States, primarily developing countries, on promoting the effective implementation of their commitments to Principle 10 of the ...
Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Methodology Development Project (RiVAMP) - Linking Ecosystems to Risk and Vulnerability Reduction - The Case of Jamaica
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2010)
The Risk and Vulnerability Assessment MethodologyDevelopment Project (RiVAMP) was conceived to develop a methodology that takes into accountenvironmental factors in the analysis of disaster riskand vulnerability. While ...
Putting Rio Principle 10 into Action: An Implementation Guide for the UNEP Bali Guidelines for the Development of National Legislation on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015-10)
The current publication is intended as a tool to help countries implement the Bali Guidelines. The Guide collects examples of legislation and action from countries in a variety of regions and stages of development, ...
The Role of Legal Instruments to Support Green Low-Emission and Climate-Resilient Development : A Guidebook on Assessing, Selecting and Implementing Legal Instruments
(2013)
The purpose of this Guidebook is to provide guidance to government decision makers and their advisers on best practices in designing or modifying legal frameworks and specific legal instruments aimed at effectively supporting ...
Passaporte Verde: Ecoeficiência em Empreendimentos Turísticos: Orientações Práticas
(2014)
Com objetivo de estimular práticas de consumo e produção sustentável no turismo, a campanha Passaporte Verde é uma iniciativa global do Programa das Nações Unidas para o Meio Ambiente. A campanha é referência internacional ...
UNEP Access-to-Information Policy (Revised)
(2016-01-28)
UNEP Access-to-Information Policy
Health and Safety Guidelines for Waste Pickers in South Sudan
(2013-10)
This document reviews the practices of waste pickers at selected waste disposal site in South Sudan and makes recommendations to improve their health and safety. The recommendations include steps that UNEP and other ...
Training Module: Achieving National and Sectoral Development Priorities: The use of IEA tools for improved MEA Implementation
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2011)
This module is designed to convey innovative integrated environmental assessment (IEA) tools that can generate win-win scenarios for achieving national development priorities in the Caribbean through more effective MEA ...