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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 ... -
The Sustainable Fashion Communication Playbook - Executive Summary
(2023)The Playbook is written for those communicating directly with individual consumer audiences about the fashion sector. This incorporates a wide range of roles and practitioners, from those in marketing, branding, advertising, ... -
Decent Work in Nature-based Solutions 2022 [with appendices]
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2022-12)NbS are increasingly seen as a way to meet the objectives of several global agreements and can be central to a just transition – if the right mix of just transition policies are implemented. But there is currently no ... -
Appendix 2: Methodology for estimating current and future employment in Nbs (chapter 6) - Decent Work in Nature-based Solutions 2022
(2023-09)This annex sets out the main assumptions used in estimating the employment in NbS. The sections that follow set out, in turn, the assumptions that entered the E3ME model: data sources, assumptions related to public ... -
Appendix 1: Report of key findings from the stakeholder survey on decent work in nature-based solutions - Decent Work in Nature-based Solutions 2022
(2023-08)This report presents the key findings from the survey according to the three main sections of the survey: (1) information about the respondent and their organization, (2) policy priorities and interests, and (3) information ... -
Chapter 5: Aligning Air quality, climate change and development objectives to promote action in Africa - Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa
(2023-08)This chapter builds on the findings of previous chapters and integrates air quality, climate, and development objectives in the whole of Africa. It synthesizes global and regional perspectives, priorities, and their links ... -
Chapter 4: An Assessment of the situation in northern, southern, central, east and west Africa - Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa
(2023-08)This chapter considers the implications of the baseline and mitigation scenarios for the five main African subregions. The results presented build on the modelling approaches used for the whole continent to assess the ... -
Gender Mainstreaming Strategy and Action Plan for the Disposal of Polycholorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Southern Africa - Disposal of PCB oils contained in transformers and disposal of capacitors containing PCBs in Southern Africa (GEF Project 5532)
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)The GEF project entitled “Disposal of PCB oils contained in transformers and disposal of capacitors containing PCBs in Southern Africa” aims to reduce environmental and human health risks from PCB releases in 12 countries: ... -
Integrating Displaced Populations into National Climate Change Policy and Planning - Policy Brief
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)The Policy Brief highlights the importance of integrating human mobility, including displacement, in the policies and plans of ministries, departments and agencies responsible for climate, environment and development, ... -
Chapter 3: Developing the Africa we want: Achieving Agenda 2063 also improves air quality and addresses climate change - Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)This chapter focuses on the policies and measures with potential of scalability that would help deliver Agenda 2063 while improving air quality and contributing to climate change mitigation. Scenarios were developed through ... -
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 ... -
Chapter 1: Africa's Development in the Context of Air Pollution and Climate Change - Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)This chapter examines how the aspirations articulated in Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063 can be met without compromising air quality and human health, and in a way that is compatible with the Paris Agreement, limiting the ... -
Introduction: Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)The goal of this Assessment is to support decision-making for development that can improve the health and wellbeing of Africa’s people and at the same time avoid exacerbating air pollution and increasing GHGs and SLCPs ... -
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 ... -
Introduction to Freshwater Quality Monitoring and Assessment - Technical Guidance Document
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)This technical guidance document is intended as a basic introduction to water quality monitoring and to guide readers to the most relevant detailed guidebooks in this series. It is intended for scientists and technicians ... -
Environmental Rule of Law and Human Rights in Asia Pacific: Free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)
(2023-07)This Summary for Decision makers is based on the UNEP Working Paper Environmental Rule of Law and Human Rights in Asia Pacific: Supporting the Protection of Environmental Human Rights Defenders. It provides an overview of ...
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