Browsing UNEP Publications Pre-2023 by Topic "Chemicals and Pollution Action"
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Air Quality in Bishkek: Assessment of Emission Sources and Road map for Supporting Air Quality Management
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2022-10)This report focuses on presenting the scientific background of air quality in Bishkek based on data analysis of available air quality monitoring data from Bishkek, and using this evidence base, presents a roadmap including ... -
Assessing Mineral Resources in Society: Metal Stocks & Recycling Rates
(2011)This booklet summarizes the first two reports of the Global Metals Flows Group - Metal Stocks in Society: Scientific Synthesis and The Recycling Rates of Metals: A Status Report. UNEP's International Resource Panel for ... -
Beyond Silent Spring: Integrated Pest Management and Chemical Safety
(Chapman & HallChapman & Hall, 1996)More than 32 years ago, Rachel Carson's Silent Spring appeared upon the scene as a landmark of literary achievement which contributed greatly to the foundation of the modern environmental movement. Rachel Carson had designed ... -
Bi-ennial Global Interlaboratory Assessment on Persistent Organic Pollutants - Second Round 2012/2013
(2014)This second Biennial Global Interlaboratory Assessment on Persistent Organic Pollutants was organized in 2012/2013 and was implemented with funds from the European Union through ENRTP and the Global Environment Facility. ... -
Chapter 2: Africa's future under a current policy trajectory - Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)This chapter looks into the future. To this end, a “baseline story” is first established and an approach to scenario development is substantiated. The Baseline Scenario largely reflects a continuation of past trends in the ... -
Climate Action: Assisting Business Towards Carbon Neutrality - Special Focus on Africa and Sustainable Cities
(2011)Negotiations on how over 190 countries can move forward on climate change come to Durban, South Africa, amid concerns that the gap between scientific reality and political ambition remains firmly in place and may be widening. ... -
A Directory of Environmentally Sound Technologies for the Integrated Management of Solid, Liquid and Hazardous Waste for SIDS in the Caribbean Region
(2004)This directory focuses on sound environmentally sound technologies for waste management plus those currently successfully being used in Small Island Developing States within the Caribbean region. In addressing each broad ... -
Enforcement Strategies for Combatting the Illegal Trade in HCFCs and Methyl Bromide
(2013)This booklet is intended to be an easy-to-use resource for ozone officers and others who will be involved in the detection, prevention, and prosecution of smuggling in HCFCs and methylbromide. Ozone officers and enforcement ... -
The Environmental Impact of the Conflict in Ukraine: A Preliminary Review
(2022-10)UNEP is mandated to assist countries, upon request, with pollution mitigation and control in areas affected by armed conflict or terrorism. Responding to a request by the Government of Ukraine, this report was drafted as ... -
Future E-Waste Scenarios
(Solving the E-waste Problem (StEP) Initiative; United Nations University; United Nations Environment Programme, 2019)UNU-Vie SCYCLE, StEP Initiative, and UNEP IETC have been working on E-Waste issues greatly and initiated an activity to assess the foresight challenges in the E-Waste stream to develop policy-level discussions on the ... -
GEO-6 Key Messages
(2019-07)As an outcome of the negotiation meeting of the summary for policymakers of the sixth Global Environment Outlook, held in Nairobi from 21 to 24 January 2019, the Bureau of the meeting was requested to finalize a “key ... -
Global Environment Outlook GEO-2000: UNEP's Millennium Report on the Environment
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2000)UNEP's Global Environment Outlook 2000 presents a comprehensive integrated assessment of the global environment at the turn of the millennium. Two over-riding trends characterize the beginning of the third millennium. ... -
Global Environment Outlook: For Life on Earth
(Oxford University Press, 1997)This volume-GE0-1- is the first product of the GEO Project. It provides a snapshot of a process in the making and aims to move the process along by documenting its progress. The principal focus of GE0-1 is a review of ... -
Global Methane Assessment: 2030 Baseline Report
(2022-11)This report is a product of the Global Methane Assessment (GMA) that details projections of anthropogenic methane emissions through 2030 under various baseline scenarios and assesses the climate benefits of achieving the ... -
Greening the Blue Report 2018: The UN System's Environment Footprint and Efforts to Reduce It
(2018)The UN System is committed to improving resource efficiency, achieving climate neutrality by 2020 and internalising the Sustainable Development Goals. -
International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals (IRPTC) Legal File 1994-1995 : Regulations and Guidelines on Pesticides - An Extract of the IRPTC Data Bank, Volume 1
(1995)The potential threat posed by the increasing production, trade and use of chemicals is a major issue partially due to the frighteningly dangerous chemical-related accidents that have occurred. This essential reference ... -
International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals (IRPTC) Legal File 1994-1995: Regulations and Guidelines on Pesticides - An Extract of the IRPTC Data Bank, Volume 2
(1995)The potential threat posed by the increasing production, trade and use of chemicals is a major issue partially due to the frighteningly dangerous chemical-related accidents that have occurred. This essential reference ... -
The Japanese Industrial Waste Experience: Lessons for rapidly Industrializing Countries
(2013)This publication reviews the development of the approach Japanese stakeholders took to deal with waste generated by industries. More precisely, it analyses the policy mix that was applied and shares the lessons to be ... -
Mercury from Oil and Gas - UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Study Report
(2022-11)The report, aims to present a compilation of available knowledge on the life cycle of mercury in crude oil and natural gas, to better understand the behaviour and emission and release pathways of mercury, particularly ... -
One Health Joint Action Plan of Action (2022-2026): Working together for the Health of Humans, Animals, Plants and the Environment
(2022-10)The scope of the OH JPA is guided by the imperative for an inclusive One Health approach to addressing the health threats of humans, animals and plants in an integrated manner, while promoting environment and biodiversity ...
