Technical Reports: Recent submissions
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An Eye on Methane: The road to radical transparency - International Methane Emissions Observatory 2023 Report
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-12)A methane data revolution is just around the corner, making it possible to move beyond generic emission factors that attempt to estimate the release of methane pollution, and to replace them with more accurate empirical ... -
Towards Zero Waste: A Catalyst for delivering the Sustainable Development Goals
(2023-11)Sustainable waste management is crucial to delivering the Sustainable Development Goals. Prioritising waste reduction, recycling and safe disposal can address some of the most pressing social, economic and environmental ... -
Environmental Rule of Law: Tracking Progress and Charting Future Directions
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)This report is to support countries to promote and strengthen environmental rule of law. It responds to the need identified in the First Global Report on Environmental Rule of Law (hereafter referred to as the First Global ... -
Transboundary landscape management tools and key strategies in the Lancang-Mekong region
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-11)This report aims to collect, analyse and disseminate the knowledge base for practitioners and policymakers on tools, key strategies and good practices on integrated ecosystem management in connection with livelihoods in ... -
Rapid Environmental Assessment of Kakhovka Dam Breach Ukraine, 2023
(2023-10)This report contains a preliminary analysis of the environmental impacts of the Kakhovka dam breach, which occurred in the early hours of 6 June 2023. It explores the environmental impacts of the breach through highlighting ... -
Inclusive Wealth Africa 2024: Moving beyond GDP
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-10)IWR Africa 2023 presents three key messages: • The renewable natural capital of African countries is in historic decline and there is no room for its mismanagement. A significant proportion of the African population relies ... -
Strengthening transparency of non-state actors: How national experiences and new digital technologies can strengthen the Transparency efforts of non-state actors
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-10)The national plans of countries in a form of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in the Paris Agreement form the foundation for reducing emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change. The credibility of ... -
Responsible Banking: Towards Real-world Impact - The second biennial progress report on implementation of the UN Principles for Responsible Banking
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-09)The Principles for Responsible Banking (the Principles) serve as a leading global framework for responsible banking, guiding member banks to align their strategies and practices with the SDGs and the Paris Agreement on ... -
Building Materials and the Climate: Constructing a New Future
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-09)This report highlights the urgent need to develop new models for cooperation on the decarbonisation of building materials, if the world is to reach its goals for net zero emissions from the built environment sector by the ... -
Wastewater – Turning Problem to Solution. A UNEP Rapid Response Assessment
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)This new report builds on the previous Sick Water? report (https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/9156), starting with the premise that wastewater is an important and valuable resource that can also help avoid costs of ... -
Sustainable Digitalization and the Triple Planetary Crisis in West Asia
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-07)There are three key environmental crises that are uniquely challenging for the West Asia region, these are the climate change crisis, the pollution, and waste crisis, and the biodiversity loss crisis. Digitalization will ... -
Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-07)Climate litigation represents a frontier solution to change the dynamics of the fight against climate change. This Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review shows that people are increasingly turning to the ... -
Common Framework of Sustainable Finance Taxonomies for Latin America and the Caribbean
(2023-07)The Common Framework of Sustainable Finance Taxonomies for Latin American and the Caribbean is a guidance document that can serve as a voluntary reference to orient LAC member states that are in the process of or intend ... -
Trends and Outlook of Natural Resource Use in West Asia
(2023-06)This piece of work is framed by the set of initiatives rolled out by the Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals (GO4SDGs) in West Asia to enhance the knowledge and capacity of policymakers. It is the first ... -
Regional Seas Biodiversity: Harmonized Reporting Between Regional Seas Programmes National Reporting and the Convention on Biological Diversity National Reporting (NBSAP)
(2023-06)The overall objective of this report is to review national planning reporting mechanisms under the Regional Seas Conventions and Actions Plans (RSCAPs), select relevant case studies, and analyse possible harmonization ... -
Regional Ocean Governance: A Review of Existing Formalised Cooperation between Regional Seas Organisations and other Intergovernmental Organisations
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-06)The last 20-30 years have seen widespread and repeated calls for enhancing cooperation and coordination in the realm of regional ocean governance. This report provides an overview of existing formalised cooperation between ... -
Seaweed Farming: Assessment on the Potential of Sustainable Upscaling for Climate, Communities and the Planet
(2023-06)This report collates and scrutinizes existing research on the quantifiable climate benefits, as well as the associated environmental and social risks and benefits, of global seaweed farming. The scope of the report includes ... -
Human Migration and Natural Resources: Global assessment of an adaptive complex system
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-06)The report uses a hybrid, interdisciplinary approach based on a range of methods and varied data sources, with a view to producing a significant and globally relevant assessment of the relationship between resource management ... -
Sustainability and Circularity in the Textile Value Chain - A Global Roadmap Textile Value Chain
(2023-05)This report defines ‘textiles’ as all products that contain knit or woven textile components, primarily composed of apparel and footwear, but also including home textiles, technical, medical and automotive textiles, etc. The ... -
New Financial Mechanisms for Clean Energy Investments in Latin America
(2023-05)UNEP’s Finance Unit and Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean have commissioned this work to map out regional needs for clean energy investments in Latin America and demonstrate that through an innovative ...
