Browsing Reports, Books and Booklets by Country/Region "Tonga"
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25 Years of Crisis Response
(2022-03)UNEP is working around the world to respond to natural disasters, industrial accidents, and human-induced crises. Since 1994, UNEP, through its Disasters and Conflicts Branch, has supported more than 50 crisis-affected ... -
A practical guide to landfill management in Pacific Island countries and territories: Volume 1 - Inland-based waste disposal (2nd edition)
(Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 2010)Solid waste management is an environmental priority for most islands in the Pacific. Unfortunately, lack of recycling and reduction initiatives, poor waste collection systems, open dumpsites, and environmental pollution ... -
Action Plan for Managing the Natural Resources and Environment of the South Pacific region. UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 29
(1983)The Action Plan is intended to provide a framework for environmentally sound planning and management, suited to the needs and conditions of the countries and people in the region, and to enhance their own environmental ... -
Adapting to Climate Change in the Pacific: the PACC Programme
(Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 2013)The Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change (PACC) programme began in 2009 a s a regional response to the climate change threat.It is currently the largest climate change adaptation initiative in the region, with activities ... -
Asian Development Bank Sustainability Report 2013: Investing in Asia and the Pacific's Future
(Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2013)The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Sustainability Report has been issued every 2 years since 2007. The current Sustainability Report contains selected performance highlights of ADB's operations and corporate footprint during ... -
Asian Development Outlook 2001 Update
(Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2001)The Asian Development Outlook 2001 Update examines the economic effects of the terror attacks on the United States and its aftermath on developing Asia and the Pacific economies. The 2001 Update: appraises the global ... -
Asian Development Outlook 2002: Preferential Trade Agreements in Asia and the Pacific
(Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2002)This 14th edition of the Asian Development Outlook provides a comprehensive analysis of 41 economies in Asia and the Pacific, based on the Asian Development Bank's in-depth knowledge of the region. For the first time, the ... -
Asian Development Outlook 2004: Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Asia
(Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2004)The annual Asian Development Outlook provides a comprehensive economic analysis of 41 economies in developing Asia and the Pacific. On the basis of the Asian Development Bank's unique knowledge of the region, this 16th ... -
Asian Environment Outlook 2005: Making Profits, Protecting Our Planet: Corporate Responsibility for Environmental Performance in Asia and the Pacific
(Asian Development Bank (ADB), 2005)This book is the second in the Asian Environment Outlook (AEO) series published by ADB. It centers on the critical missing ingredient in the pursuit of a sustainable future for Asia and the Pacific-that of a fully engaged ... -
Emerging Issues for Small Island Developing States
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2014)In 2013, UNEP identified priority emerging environmental issues that are of concern to small island developing states (SIDS). This report provides an overview of 20 issues critical to the sustainable development of SIDS. ... -
Informing climate-resilient development: the application of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) in PACC programme - experiences and lessons learned in the application of CBA to PACC demonstation projects (PTR2)
(Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 2013)This report has been developed to summarise and communicate the key outputs and learnings of the cost-benefit analysis (CBA) work programme as part of the Global Environment Facility's Special Climate Change Fund (GEF-SCCF) ... -
Informing climate-resilient development: the application of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) in PACC programme - experiences and lessons learned on capacity building (PTR1)
(Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 2013)This report sets out the evaluation findings of the capacity-building components of the PACC CBA work programme. A separate report, PACC Technical Report no. 2, sythesises the CBA reports completed under the work programme, ... -
Island Biodiversity – Island Bright Spots in Conservation & Sustainability
(Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 2014)Islands are taking action to effectively conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable livelihoods. Despite significant vulnerabilities facing islands, leaders of island countries and countries with islands have made ... -
Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation in the Pacific : a practical guide
(Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), 2014)This guide aims to provide an insight in to various questions about mainstreaming as well as provide a practical step-by-step framework on how to mainstream climate change into PICTs development plannimg and decision-making ... -
Outlook Report on the State of the Marine Biodiversity in the Pacific Islands Region
(South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2010)This report provides a summary of current information regarding pressure, state and responses to these threats for the Pacific Islands region, as well as the responses by PICTs in addressing, alleviating and/or mitigating ... -
Review of the Protected Areas System in Oceania
(1986)The area covered by this review is that served by the South Pacific Commission with some minor additions. It is a region of a few larger and many tiny islands, with diverse and often unique species and ecosystems, scattered ... -
Small Island Developing States in numbers
(Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS), 2013)SIDS In Numbers provides, at a glance, a snapshot of some select key SIDS indicators grouped under the three dimensions of sustainable development -
Status and Trends of Coral Reefs of the Pacific
(2018)This report presents the summation of an enormous amount of data and information on 19 of the 23 nations and states of the Pacific and outlines both the problems and stresses on these thousands of reefs, and the potential ... -
Wealth in the Oceans: Deep sea mining on the horizon?: UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) - May 2014
(2014)The deep ocean, the largest biome on Earth at over 1 000 metres below the surface of the ocean, holds vast quantities of untapped energy resources, precious metals and minerals. Advancements in technology have enabled ...
