Browsing Reports, Books and Booklets by Author "Early Warning and Assessment Division"
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Environment on the edge 2007-08
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2007)Environment on the edge is a series of lectures given by leading international figures that examine our current relationship with the natural world and discuss what tomorrow might bring. -
Final evaluation of the assessment of the pollution status and vulnerability of the water supply aquifers of African cities
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2006)This project, Assessment of the Pollution Status and Vulnerability of Water Supply Aquifers of African Cities, is a follow up to the project, The Urban Pollution of Surficial and Groundwater Aquifers in Africa. The focus ... -
Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience along international waters : Latin America and the Caribbean
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2008)Water is a unique and vital resource, for which there is no substitute. In Latin America and the Caribbean, major rivers, lakes, and aquifers are shared by two or more countries. The region is characterized by the greatest ... -
Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience along international waters: Latin America and the Caribbean
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2009)Water is a unique and vital resource. In Latin America and the Caribbean major rivers, lakes, and aquifers are shared by two or more countries. The region is characterized by the greatest availability of freshwater resources. ... -
Hydropolitical vulnerability and resilience along international waters: North America
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, 2009)The main problem in North America is the location of water resources relative to large population centers where the majority of the freshwater drains away from the bulk of the population. Climate variability and change is ... -
One UN Geospatial Situation Room - Concept 3.0 and Implementation Plan: One Map of Humanity for People, Places and Planet
United Nations Environment Programme; United Nations Geospatial Network (2024-07)The integration of maps and geospatial technologies is crucial for addressing the complex challenges facing humanity today. The concept of a “One Map of Humanity” offers a vision of global unity and cooperation, where all ... -
Progress in Sustainable Public Procurement - Main Findings and Conclusions from the 2022 Data Collection Exercise on SDG Indicator 12.7.1
United Nations Environment Programme (2023)Sustainable public procurement (SPP) is a strategic policy lever that can be harnessed to address critical environmental and socio-economic challenges, such as the triple planetary crisis, human and labor rights, and the ... -
Recent trends in material flows and resource productivity in Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Environment Programme; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2013)This report is intended to supplement the original Resource Efficiency: Economics and Outlook for Asia and the Pacific report (UNEP 2011). The content is based on an updated material flows database which presents data up ... -
Recent Trends in Material Flows and Resource Productivity in Latin America
United Nations Environment Programme (2013)This report is intended to supplement the original 'Resource Efficiency in Latin America: Economics and Outlook' (UNEP 2011) report. The content herein is based on a new material flows database established for the Latin ... -
Recent trends in material flows and resource productivity in Latin America
United Nations Environment Programme (2013)The Latin America region accounts for about 10% of world consumption of primary materials. As a result, developments in this region do not have a major effect on total global extractive pressures. The reverse is not true. ... -
Report on National Activities to Enhance Statistical Capacity of Countries to Measure SDG Indicators on Material Flow, Waste and Policy Coherence: Challenges and lessons Learnt
United Nations Environment Programme (2024-02)The aims of the national activities were to deepen government officials’ understanding of the adopted methodologies for SDG indicators, to equip them with the necessary statistical capacity to report on these indicators ... -
UNEP Pilot Data Collection on Food Waste Report
United Nations Environment Programme (2009-09)The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) initiated a pilot data collection project on food waste in January 2023 with the objective to gather information and insights on food waste for future initiatives, and to ...