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Half Full or Half Empty?: A Set of Indicative Guidelines for Water-Related Risks and an Overview of Emerging Opportunities for Financial Institutions
(2007)These Guidelines are intended to support FIs in integrating WRR into their risk management processes by developing procedures to identify, assess and mitigate the material and reputational risks associated with water. The ... -
Handbook for Stakeholder Engagement at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
(2020)This Handbook aims to inform and guide Major Groups and Stakeholders by presenting in detail the currently applied rules, mechanisms and practices for Major Groups and Stakeholders engagement in UNEP’s work. It is based ... -
Handbook for the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer - Third Edition
(1993)This third edition of the Montreal Protocol Handbook updates the previous 1992 edition with the inclusion of the decisions of the Fourth Meeting in Copenhagen in November 1992. It incorporates into the Protocol the adjustments ... -
Handbook of Environmental Legislation and Machinery
(1983)The handbook should serve the following purposes: - as a base for UNEP'S advice on the establishment of sound environmental machinery and legislation as a basis of better environmental management; - as a source of ... -
A Handbook to Estimate Climatological Concentration Deposit and Horizontal Fluxes of Pollutants on a Regional Scale - Technical Report
(1979)It is now recognized that the air transport of pollutants to distances outside of urban and local industrial areas must be considered for a number of environmental problems. Two general types of problems arise.. In the ... -
Handbook: Developing National ASGM Formalization Strategies within National Action Plans
(2018)This document aims to assist countries to develop artisanal and small-scale gold mining formalization strategies as part of their National Action Plans under the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The target audience is ... -
Hazardous & Noxious Substances (HNS) Response Operation Guideline
(Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre the Northwest Pacific Action Plan (NOWPAP MERRAC), 2009)This regional guideline aims to give general recommendations and provide information needed for proper decision making when responding to accidents in the marine environment involving chemicals and dangerous goods. It shoud ... -
Health & Environment: Tools for Effective Decision-Making: Review of Initial Findings
(2004)In response to the urgent need for a more coherent and proactive policy agenda, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) joined forces at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable ... -
Health and Safety Guidelines for Waste Pickers in South Sudan
(2013-10)This document reviews the practices of waste pickers at selected waste disposal site in South Sudan and makes recommendations to improve their health and safety. The recommendations include steps that UNEP and other ... -
The Health Impacts of Lead Exposure - Toolkit for Establishing Laws to Eliminate Lead Paint Second Edition
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Health Issues in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining: Training for Health Professionals Version 1
(2014)This document was created to guide the training of health practitioners on certain health risks that are common in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sector. -
How Can my Government Benefit by Becoming a GoF47 Member?
(2013)The Group recognizes that a key element in the promotion of corporate sustainability reporting is the collective engagement of like-minded governments, and for this reason the Group places a high priority on expanding its ... -
How to Conduct A Protected Areas Management Effectiveness Assessment
(2021-10)The assessment of management effectiveness in protected areas has been considered as a very important activity to learn about the management of the site and to implement actions and adapt management -
How to Design High-Quality NbS Field Projects: A Guide for Practitioners
(2022-01)This document aims to: a. Provide an overview of nature-based solutions and WWF’s approach to them; b. Provide practical and simplified guidance for WWF practitioners to develop and implement high-quality nature-based ... -
Human Biological Sample Analysis
(2022-11)This lecture explains the analysis of hair, blood, and urine, which are the media related to human health. The analysis of these media is particularly useful for the risk assessment of vulnerable populations such as children ... -
Important and Desirable Environmental Actions (IDEAs) for Selection and Establishment of Resilient and Efficient UN Offices: Benchmarks for Evaluation and Comparative Analysis
(2021-09)IDEAs guidance aims to define an efficient and resilient office building or space in the UN context. It targets the earliest possible stages of office establishment from setting UN requirements as part of preliminary brief ... -
In Support of Malawi’s Community-Based Flood Early Warning System (CBFEWS) for Effective Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
(2023-03)Presentation on: In support of Malawi’s Community-Based Flood Early Warning System (CBFEWS) for effective disaster preparedness and recovery. -
Incorporating Gender Dimensions into National Strategy Setting in Chemicals Management for Minamata Convention National Action Plans for Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining and Stockholm Convention National Implementation Plans
(2021)The guide summarizes and provides a overview of the key issues and provides recommendations for incorporating gender dimensions into National Action Plans (NAP) for artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), and National ... -
Indicator 17.14.1: Number of Countries with Mechanisms in Place to Enhance Policy Coherence of Sustainable Development [Questionnaire]
(2022-03)This questionnaire includes institutionalization of political commitment, long-term considerations in decision-making, inter-ministerial and cross-sectoral coordination, participatory processes, policy linkages, alignment ... -
Indicator Methodology for SDG 17.7.1
(2022-02)The purpose of this proposal is to develop a methodology for tracking such funding. The Expert Group set up by UNEP has suggested a two-pronged approach: Level 1. Use globally available data to create a proxy of funding ...
