Browsing Publications and Documents by Topic "Resource Efficiency"
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Annexes a l’examen du PNUE de la proposition de projet Phoenix en Haïti
(2014)UNEP has been requested by the Government of Haiti to conduct an independent review of the proposed Phoenix Waste to Energy project. The scope of this proposed project includes waste collection from Port au Prince and other ... -
Decoupling Natural Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth – Press Release
(2011)The report analyzes the concept of improving the rate of resource productivity faster than the economic growth rate, also known as “decoupling.” The report stresses the need for massive investment in technological, financial ... -
Hundreds of Millions of Hectares, Nearly the Size of Brazil, Face Degradation Threat – UN Report Warns
(2014)Implications on food security and natural systems -
Integrated Baseline Study: Ten Communes of the Southwest Coast, South Department, Haiti
(2013)The Côte Sud Initiative’s Integrated Baseline Assessment is a multidisciplinary study that covers social and economic aspects of rural dwellers in Haiti. This report provides an integrated multi-sector analysis for ten ... -
Lifestyles, Environment and Development: A European Perspective - UNEP Reports and Proceedings Series 4
(1982)International discussions on development experience and policies over the last decade appears to suggest that past development patterns in industrialized and developing countries alike have not adequately met social goals. -
Policies to Promote Sustainable Agriculture in Uganda - SWICTH Africa Green
(2019)The Principals of sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD) were articulated in the den Bosch Declaration (FAO, 1996) as constituting the foundation for achieving food security in Africa. The main aim is increasing ... -
Promoting Knowledge Management and Skills Development Policies on biogas in Ghana: Policies and gaps
(2019)The increasing world wide awareness and concern about the environmental impacts of fossil fuels coupled with the oil price shocks of the early 1970s, 1980s, 2007/8, and likely future price hikes, have lent enormous weight ... -
Resource Experts Urge Re-Think to Build Better Cities
(2018)2.4 billion people likely to move to urban areas globally before 2050. At least 200 new cities will be built in Asia in the next 30 years. Urban demand for resources could rise by 125 per cent without intervention -
Soaring Demand for Metals Calls for Rethink of Recycling Practices, Says International Resource Panel
(2013)Raising recycling rates through product-centric approach can mitigate negative environmental impacts -
Sustainable Consumption and Production in Africa
(2020)The E-learn course introduces you to key tools, approaches and policies to unlock the SCP potential of Africa. -
Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF Project: Reduction of Environmental Impact from Tropical Shrimp Trawling through the Introduction of Bycatch Reduction Technologies and Change of Management - Project Number UNEP GF/2731-02-4469 & GF/4030-02-04 FAO EP/GLO/201/GEF
(2009)This report presents the TERMINAL EVALUATION of the Project “Reduction of Environmental Impact from Tropical Shrimp Trawling through the Introduction of Bycatch Reduction Technologies and Change of Management -
With Around 40% of Resource Extraction and Use Linked to World Trade, New Policies Required to Address Environmental Impacts
(2015)IRP report finds trade shifting burden of environmental impacts to developing economies -
With Resource Use Expected to Double by 2050, Better Natural Resource Use Essential for a Pollution-Free Planet
(2017)International Resource Panel Report says material resource use expected to reach nearly 90 billion tonnes in 2017, and may more than double from 2015 to 2050. Without greater resource efficiency, Sustainable Development ...
