Browsing UNEP Publications by Title
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Validating the yield performance of alternatives to methyl bromide for pre-plant fumigation
(UNEP, 2006)The report presents a formal meta-analysis that validates the yield performance of alternatives to methyl bromide for some major pre-plant treatments that are currently subject to the Critical Use Exemptions under the ... -
Valuing plastic: the business case for measuring, managing and disclosing plastic use in the consumer goods industry
(2014)The objective of this report is to help companies manage the opportunities and risks associated with plastic use. It articulates the business case for companies to improve their measurement, disclosure and management of ... -
The Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer
(2001)This publication contains the text of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer as adopted by 28 countries on 22 March 1985 at the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Protection of the Ozone Layer and ... -
Visions for change: recommendations for effective policies on sustainable lifestyles
(UNEP, 2011)This publication provides recommendations to develop efficient sustainable lifestyles policies and initiatives based on the Global Survey on Sustainable Lifestyles (GSSL). It is aimed at policy-makers and all relevant ... -
Vital climate change graphics for Latin America and the Caribbean 2010
(UNEPECLAC, 2010)Vital Climate Change Graphics for Latin America and the Caribbean demonstrates both the urgent need to act and the significant benefits that could be gained by taking early action to adapt and reduce the regions vulnerability ... -
Vital forest graphics
(UNEP, 2009)Vital Forest Graphics serves as an advocacy tool to promote conservation and sustainable management of the world's forests through a better understanding of the values they provide in support of global ecological stability, ... -
Vital GEO graphics
(UNEP, 2009)Vital GEO Graphics is an electronic booklet that is based on the UNEP publication Global Environment Outlook 4 (GEO-4). This is one of many publications produced within the popular Vital Graphics series. The aim is to ... -
Voices from the Desert
(1985)Ancient civilizations that once reigned 40 over green and fertile lands are now ruins shrouded in shifting sands. These haunting silhouettes of tired stone serve as a reminder of a threat which, if not impeded, moves swiftly ... -
Voluntary environmental initiatives for sustainable industrial development: concepts and applications
(UNEP, 2003)The following document provides an introduction to a number of voluntary initiatives being promoted by UNEP's Regional Office for West Asia's Regional Industry Programme. -
Vulnerability and Climate Change Impact Assessments for Adaptation: VIA Module
(2009)The module on Climate Change Vulnerability and Impact Assessment (VIA), as well as the version for cities, outline key approaches to help in assessing vulnerability to climate change in the context of other non-climatic ... -
Vulnerability Assessment of Freshwater Resources to Climate Change
(United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 2012)This book provides a useful tool for decision-makers to identify potential risks to freshwater resources in the region from the impacts of climate change. Already a major constraint to socio-economic development, water ... -
Vulnerability Assessment of Freshwater Resources to Environmental Change
(2009)These guidelines are an excellent example of UNEP’s role in promoting South-South cooperation in protecting water resources. It is very encouraging to know that several countries in Asia are now preparing national comprehensive ... -
Waste Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic: From Response to Recovery
(2020)This report provides practical information, suggestions, and guidelines on Healthcare Waste Management (HCWM) and Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) given the restrictions and limitations imposed by the ongoing pandemic, ... -
Waste Management Outlook for West Asia 2019: Waste to Wealth
(2019)This Regional Outlook builds upon the Global Waste Management Outlook published in 2015. Focusing on waste management systems, finance and governance, it articulates a means of future progress toward sustainable waste ... -
Waste to Energy: Considerations for Informed Decision-making
(2019)This report provides a balanced overview of trends in the numbers of municipal solid waste-to-energy plants around the world, and their impacts on people and the environment, including climate. It outlines key considerations ... -
Waste: Investing in Energy and Resource Efficiency - Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
The chapter identifies the contributions that the waste sector can play in assisting in a transition to a green economy. It provides guidance for policy makers, and identifies the economic, environmental and social impacts ... -
Water for the future: an annotated bibliography for world water day and the international year of freshwater
(UNESCO, 2003)This bibliography has been compiled to provide an easily accessible resource on materials on water. This bibliography brings together a list of publications from relevant UN system agencies and is a valuable resource for ... -
Water World Children's Voices: An Educational Booklet on Water for Children
(2003)This booklet captures the world of water from the eyes of children. It is written in the form of a story. The narrator, Nthabi, is a 14 year-old girl from Kenya, who teaches us about water, using her own experiences, along ... -
Water: Investing in Natural Capital - Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
This chapter identifies the contributions that water can play in assisting a transition to a green economy. It makes the case for early investment in water management and infrastructure to make greater use of biodiversity ... -
The Weight of Cities: Resource Requirements of Future Urbanization
(2018)The report presents the first assessment of the resources required at a global scale for the coming wave of urbanization. Using material flow analysis, the analysis of urban form and city organization, the assessment of ...
