Browsing Reports, Books and Booklets by Topic "Finance and Economic Transformations"
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Assessment of Urban Air Quality
(1988)The overall purpose of this report is: - to continue the ongoing process of producing periodic evaluations of the global air pollution situation in urban areas; - to continue to develop and advance the techniques used for ... -
Banking and Sustainability Time for Convergence: A Policy Briefing on the Links Between Financial Stability and Environmental Sustainability
(2015)In 2014, the UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL, working with and on behalf of the Banking Environment Initiative – BEI) commissioned a study ... -
Barriers to the Diffusion of Renewable Energy Technologies: A Case Study of the State of Maharashtra, India
(UNEP Collaborating Centre on Energy and Environment, 2001)The rapid economic growth in many Asian countries is significantly increasing the demand for energy. Added to this are the responses to environmental concerns (e.g., local air pollution, and global climate change), increasing ... -
Baseline study on Multi-dimensional Poverty Environment in Musanze and Bugesera Districts and proposed Interventions for poverty reduction, sustainability and climate resilience
(2020-07)This Multi-dimensional Poverty Environment Assessment was carried out to document poverty levels and to propose poverty-environment related interventions and/or investments in the Districts of Bugesera and Musanze. More ... -
Beyond ‘Business as Usual’: Biodiversity Targets and Finance; Managing Biodiversity Risks Across Business Sectors
(2020)This report aims to enable a better understanding of the business sectors1 and financial mechanisms at risk from the loss of biodiversity and lay the groundwork for biodiversity-related target-setting by the finance sector. ... -
Biodiversity Measures for Business: Corporate Biodiversity Measurement, Reporting and Disclosure within the Current and Future Global Policy Context - A Review Paper with Recommendations for Policy Makers Produced as Part of the Aligning Biodiversity Measures for Business
(2020-12)This paper is aimed at policy makers to demonstrate the progress that has been made to date and the action that can be taken right now to measure, report and disclose corporate biodiversity performance. While not a ... -
Bioenergy and the Environment. Westview Special Studies in Natural Resources and Energy Management
(Westview Press, 1990)This book concentrates on the environmental impacts of the more important bioenergy systems. In order to explain those, some discussion of the various bioenergy processes was necessary. However, the book is not meant to ... -
Bizon 1: How Hunger for Success was Rewarded
(2018)Bizon 1 is a small company born out of an agricultural research institute struggling for finance after the fall of the Soviet Union. While this posed a challenge for research, it also created favorable conditions for some ... -
The Brazilian Financial System and the Green Economy: Alignment with Sustainable Development - First Edition September 2014
(2014)The goal of this present document is to identify in the Brazilian scenario relevant aspects for the Inquiry purpose, based on three complementary studies: current resource allocation in the ‘Green Economy’, the country ... -
Bridging the Gap – the Role of Equitable Low-carbon Lifestyles - Emissions Gap Report 2020 Chapter 6
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)Understanding the distribution of lifestyle emissions among populations and by activities is important for equitable targeting of mitigation measures, in order to encourage reductions from households with high consumption ... -
Building an Inclusive Green Economy for All: Opportunities and Challenges for Overcoming Poverty and Inequality
(2012)This joint Poverty-Environment Partnership paper aims to stimulate a dialogue among developing country policymakers, development partners and other stakeholders on how best to support country-led efforts to build inclusive ... -
Building Circularity into Our Economies through Sustainable Procurement
(2018)This document aims to introduce the role that sustainable procurement can play to accelerate the transition to a circular economy and the shift towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production, based on the ... -
Can Desert Encroachment Be Stopped? A Study with Emphasis on Africa - Ecological Bulletins No. 24
(1976)This volume in the series Ecological Bulletins deals with the ecological and social problems of desert encroachment. It puts man and his activities into an ecological con- text and outlines the causes of desert encroachment ... -
Carbono cero América Latina: Una Vía para la Descarbonización Neta de la Economía Regional Para Mediados de Este Siglo - Documento de Visión
(2016)Este documento de visión evalúa las perspectivas de descarbonización neta en la región de América Latina y el Caribe. Presenta un conjunto de escenarios con medidas que sería necesario adoptar en materia de energía, ... -
Caribbean Regional Consultation Meeting on Integrated Financing and Governance Workshop Report - Principles and Approaches for Integrated Financing
(2024-04)This is a Workshop Report on the Caribbean Regional Consultation Meeting on Integrated Financing and Governance organised by UNEP in partnership with the Cartagena Convention Secretariat and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ... -
Caribbean: Actions Taken by Governments to Improve Air Quality
(2017)This report summarises ten actions being undertaken in the sub‐region to improve air quality. In selecting these ten actions, consideration was given to their replicability, global appropriateness to address particular air ... -
Caring for the Earth: A Strategy for Sustainable Living
(1991)The aim of this document is to help improve the condition of the world's people, by defining two requirements. One is to secure a widespread and deeply-held commitment to a new ethic, the ethic for sustainable living, and ... -
Central & South Asia: Actions Taken by Governments to Improve Air Quality
(2017)This report summarises ten actions being undertaken in the sub-region to improve air quality. In selecting these ten actions, consideration was given to their replicability, global appropriateness to address particular air ... -
Central America: Actions Taken by Governments to Improve Air Quality
(2017)This report summarises ten actions being undertaken in the sub-region to improve air quality. In selecting these ten actions, consideration was given to their replicability, global appropriateness to address particular air ... -
Chapter 1. Walking and Cycling: The Predominant Mode
(2022-06)Walking and cycling in Africa has long been a peripheral priority in transport planning and engineering. This is surprising since more people walk than use any other form of transport. Active travel also creates immeasurable ...