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Values Based Banking: Bringing the Voice of the Citizen into Finance
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)Today’s financial system is in many ways too large, too complex, and too removed from the real economy. It has become focused on short--‐term profit maximisation, it does not pay enough attention to social and environmental ... -
Values to Value
(2004)This Values to Value report highlights the most promising developments taking place in the global financial services sector but also reinforces the scale of the challenge if our financial institutions and the whole ... -
Valuing the Costs and Benefits of Improved Wastewater Management: An Economic Valuation Resource Guide for the Wider Caribbean Region - CEP Technical Report 92
(2015)This report is intended to serve as a comprehensive resource guide for conducting an economic analysis for the main research question – a comparison of the costs of investing in improved domestic wastewater management with ... -
Valuing the Costs and Benefits of Improved Wastewater Management: Part II: Economic Valuation Methodology Guidance - CEP Technical Report 93
(2015-10)Our recommended approach to economic valuation to influence decision-makers on investment in wastewater treatment follows the three-phased approach recommended by Waite et al., 2014 in Coastal Capital: Economic Valuation ... -
Vanadium - Environmental Health Criteria 81
(1988)?letaliic vanadium does not occur in nature. Over 70 vanadium minerals are known, carnatite and vanadinite being the most important from the point of view of mining. Production of vanadium is linked with that of other ... -
Vanadium in the Environment - MARC Report Number 2
(1976)The purpose of this paper is to review the published literature on vanadium insofar as it relates to environmental problems. A summary is given of vanadium concentrations in soil, water, air, fossil fuels and biological ... -
Vanuatu - National Report for Third International Conference
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution A/C.2/67/L.40 decided that theThird International Conference on sustainable development of small island developing states(SIDS) should convene to assess the progress ... -
Vehicle emissions, fuel quality standards and fuel economy policies in Kazakhstan: Stocktaking analytical report
(2013)The road network of Kazakhstan has increased by 13% since the collapse of the Soviet Union and expected to expand further. Further development of the transport sector and respective infrastructure thus is seen as a ... -
Verde Urbano
(UNASPRESS, 2021)Este e-book mostra que as florestas urbanas e periurbanas podem ser fortes aliadas no enfrentamento à crise climática e de restauração dos ecossistemas. Quando bem geridas, as florestas e árvores dentro e ao redor das ... -
Vetiver Briquette: Feasibility Report
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2015)This study evaluates the technical and commercial feasibility of implementing a vetiver briquette initiative in the South. To do so, the report first defines a successful green charcoal venture in Part I, outlining how it ... -
Vietnam assessment report on climate change
(UNEP, 2009)The report shows that the trend of recent climate change in Viet Nam is beyond the level of natural change. Temperatures have increased by 0.05-0.20?C and sea level has increased by 2-4 cm per decade in the last 50 years. ... -
Vinylidene Chloride - Environmental Health Criteria 100
(1990)Vinylidene chloride (C2H2Cl2) is a volatile, colourless liquid with a "sweet" odour. It is stabilized with p- methoxyphenol to prevent the formation of explosive peroxides. Vinylidene chloride is used for the production ... -
A Vision of a Sustainable UN >>> 2020
(2012)This report is designed to start a discussion about how the UN might adapt to a changing environment and help to lead the world in sustainable development. Though we can’t predict exactly what the future will look like, ... -
Vision: A Prosperous Western Indian Ocean Region with Healthy Rivers, Coasts and Oceans
(2016-10-10)The Nairobi Convention is a partnership between governments, civil society and the private sector, working towards a prosperous Western Indian Ocean Region with healthy rivers, coasts and oceans. It pursues this vision by ... -
Visions for change: recommendations for effective policies on sustainable lifestyles, country papers
(UNEP, 2011)Visions for Change is a publication aimed at providing recommendations to develop efficient sustainable lifestyles policies and initiatives based on the results of the Global Survey on Sustainable Lifestyles (GSSL) to ... -
Vital Arctic Graphics: People and global heritage on our last wild shores
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2005)The purpose of this report is to compile a number of “vital” Arctic graphics that describe the Arctic, the livelihoods of Arctic indigenous peoples and the future well-being of this region. It summarizes some key threats ... -
Vital Caspian Graphics 1: Challenges Beyond Caviar
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2006)To reach a wider audience, the Caspian Environment Programme (CEP), in close cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal, is publishing these Vital Caspian Graphics. Our ambition is ... -
Vital Caspian Graphics 2: Opportunities, Aspirations and Challenges
(Zoï Environment Network, GRID-Arendal, 2011)More than five years ago we published the first edition of Vital Caspian Graphics, which impressed readers with its abundance of new material presented in a synthesized and visually appealing format. Our goal that it be ... -
Vital Climate Change Graphics: A Spanner in the Climate Wheel
(2005)This Vital Climate Graphics package seeks to translate the incredibly complex subject of climate change into material that can be useful to a broad range of readers. It is based on the Third Assessment Report, which was ... -
Vital Graphics on Payment for Ecosystem Services: Realising Nature’s Value
(2012)This publication highlights the concept and selected market segments relating to payments for ecosystem services. It emphasises the role natural capital can play in both environmental conservation and in poverty allevia- ...
