Briefs, Summaries, Policies and Strategies: Recent submissions
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The UNEP Foresight Briefs: Early Warning, Emerging Issues and Futures - Archive since July 2017... to the Future(s)
(2021-12)Foresight Foresight Briefs highlight a hotspot of environmental change, feature an emerging science topic, or discuss a contemporary environmental issue. They provide a systematic way of examining possible alternative ... -
El Peso de las Ciudades en América Latina y el Caribe: Requerimientos Futuros de Recursos y Potenciales Rutas de Actuación - Resumen para Tomadores de Decisiones
(2021)El presente resumen muestra las principales conclusiones de dicho informe , en el que se abordan las siguientes cuestiones: • Cuál es el peso actual de las ciudades (uso directo de recursos en el ámbito urbano) y el estimado ... -
Joint Tripartite (FAO, OIE, WHO) and UNEP Statement Tripartite and UNEP support OHHLEP’s definition of “One Health
(2021)One Health is an integrated, unifying approach that aims to sustainably balance and optimize the health of people, animals and ecosystems. It recognizes the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants, and the wider ... -
Vietnam: National Action Plan on Sustainable Consumption and Production (2021-2030)
(2020)The objective of the Plan is to promote efficient and sustainable management, exploitation and utilization of natural resources, fuel, materials; incentivize development of eco-friendly resources, fuel, materials, products ... -
Green Economy Options for Ukraine: Opportunities for Organic Agriculture - Policy Brief
(2018)The organic agriculture sector in Ukraine has experienced steady growth since the early 2000s. Nevertheless, there remains a significant opportunity for further growth in the sector, not least due to its geographic proximity ... -
The Growing Footprint of Digitalisation - Foresight Brief No. 027 November 2021
(2021-11)Since 2010, the number of internet users worldwide has doubled, and the global internet traffic has grown 12-fold. The digital services that we enjoy are sometimes referred to as “dematerialized technologies”, but is this ... -
Global Environment Outlook for Cities – GEO for Cities: Towards Green and Just Cities - Executive Summary
(2021-11)The environmental and urban challenges outlined in this report require urgent and sustained attention from everyone involved in building or managing cities. To achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11, we must make ... -
Joint Technical Note by the UNFCCC And UNEP: The Reasons Behind the Differences in Projected Emissions Totals for 2030 Between the UNFCCC NDC Synthesis Report and the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2021
(2021)The UNFCCC NDC Synthesis Report (published on 17 September, updated on 25 October 2021) and the UNEP Emissions Gap Report (published on 26 October 2021) present projections of global GHG emissions to 2030, and to some ... -
Addendum to the Emissions Gap Report 2021: A Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of New or Updated Nationally Determined Contributions, other 2030 Pledges and Net-Zero Emissions Pledges Announced or Submitted Since the Cut-Off Dates of The Emissions Gap Report 2021
(2021)This note provides a preliminary assessment of the implications of the new or updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs), other 2030 mitigation pledges and net-zero announcements made after the cut-off dates used ... -
Recommendations for Supporting SMEs in the Transition to Circular Economy: A perspective on Thailand - Policy Brief
(2020)In the context of Thailand’s efforts on climate change adaptation and sustainable economic growth, its Ministry of Industry has proposed the circular economy framework as the future direction of “Factory 4.0” for Thai ... -
Beating the Heat: A Sustainable Cooling Handbook for Cities - Executive Summary
(2021)The Beating the Heat: A Sustainable Cooling Handbook for Cities is undertaken within the framework of the UNEP Cool Coalition. The objective of the report is to present a comprehensive overview of sustainable urban cooling ... -
The Gathering Storm: Adapting to Climate Change in a Post-pandemic World - Adaptation Gap Report 2021: Executive Summary
(2021-11)AGR2021 provides an update on current actions and the emerging results of regional-level to national level adaptation planning, finance and implementation worldwide (figure ES.1). All three elements are critical for tracking ... -
Economic Instruments for Managing Environmentally Harmful Products in Ukraine: Current Practices and Policy Recommendations
(2015)Its objective was to help the government of Ukraine to improve the design of existing instruments and develop new ones in order to provide incentives for both reducing pollution and introducing greener. -
Economic Instruments for Managing Environmentally Harmful Products in Moldova: Current Practices and Policy Recommendations
(2015)The project’s objective was to help the government of the Republic of Moldova to improve the design of existing instruments and develop new ones in order to provide incentives for both reducing pollution by environmentally ... -
Green Economy Scoping Study in Belarus: Summary of Results
(2016)This study identifies and assesses the impacts of green investments in key sectors in support of a transition to a green economy. The Government of Belarus has actively sought the implementation of sustainable measures in ... -
Creating Market Incentives for Greener Products: Roadmap for Policy Action
(2014)The Policy Manual “Creating Market Incentives for Greener Products” was developed within the framework of the “Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood” (EaP GREEN) programme which is principally funded by the ... -
Organic Agriculture in Moldova: An Opportunity to Green the Economy
(2015)Activities of the agricultural sector can significantly contribute to biodiversity loss, the pollution of water bodies, greenhouse gas emissions, and the alteration of natural nitrogen cycles. Efforts to render agriculture ... -
A Partnership for Green Development in Azerbaijan
(2020)Greening Azerbaijan’s economy is urgently needed as the current models of growth continue to erode the stocks of natural assets and undermine the integrity of ecosystem services on which economic activity depends. This ... -
Inventory of Energy Subsidies in EU’s Eastern Partnership Countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine – Policy Highlights
(2015)This study is the first comprehensive and consistent record of energy subsidies in the EaP region. It was prepared with a view to improving transparency, helping governments in the EaP countries to better understand existing ...
