Browsing UNEP Publications by SDGs "SDG 13 - Climate Action"
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Annex 4.1. Updated Evidence on the Estimated Costs of Climate Change and Adaptation - The Adaptation Gap Report 2018
(2018)This annex describes material prepared to support Chapter 4 of the Adaptation Gap Report 2018 -
Annex chapter 3. An Exploratory Analysis of the Suitability of Indicators to Track Progress in Adaptation - The Adaptation Gap Report 2018
(2018)This annex describes material prepared to support Chapter 3 of the Adaptation Gap Report 2018 (hereafter ARG2018). It takes up the question of whether there are feasible and robust indicators, based on the aggregation of ... -
Appendices - Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window - Climate Crisis Calls for Rapid Transformation of Societies
(2022-10)This document includes: Appendix A Supplementary material for chapter 2: Global emissions trends; Appendix B Supplementary material for chapter 3: Nationally determined contributions and long-term pledges: The global ... -
Appendices. Decent Work in Nature-based Solutions - A Biennial Global Report on Work and Employment in the Emerging Nature Conservation and Restoration Economy
(2022-12)NbS are increasingly seen as a way to meet the objectives of several global agreements and can be central to a just transition – if the right mix of just transition policies are implemented. But there is currently no ... -
Asia-Pacific Environment Outlook 2
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2001)This report analyzes the state of changes of environment and natural resources that took place over the last hundred years. Time series data on land, forest, biodiversirv, water, marine and atmosphere revealed the alarming ... -
Assessing Environmental Impacts: A Global Review of Legislation
(2018)This report provides an overview of the current status of national legislation and institutional arrangements of relevance to EIAs and SEAs across the globe, as well as emerging issues and trends. It does this primarily ... -
Assessing human vulnerability to environmental change: concepts, issues, methods and case studies
(UNEP, 2003)This report presents concepts, issues, methods and case studies relating to human vulnerability to environmental change. Assessments of vulnerability can provide an important guide to the planning process and to decisions ... -
Auditing the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs): A Primer for Auditors
(2010-10)This publication underscores that environmental audits, such as those conducted by Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI) can and do play a crucial and vital role with regard to the implementation of MEAs and can evaluate whether ... -
Beating the Heat: A Sustainable Cooling Handbook for Cities
(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 ... -
Becoming #GenerationRestoration: Ecosystem Restoration for People, Nature and Climate
(2021)We can no longer deny that we are a part of our environment, which we are degrading at an alarming rate. In order to embark on a more sustainable pathway, we need both to conserve and restore ecosystems. This report makes ... -
Bridging the emissions gap: A UNEP synthesis report
(2011)This report explains to decision-makers and stakeholders the range of potential options available to close the emissions gap in 2020. It includes a package of ideas beginning with the big picture from the modeling community, ... -
Building the Climate Change Regime: Survey and Analysis of Approaches - Working Paper
(2011)The purpose of this paper is to help climate change negotiators, other government officials, international institutions, and civil society experts as they jointly work to build the post-2012 international climate regime. ... -
Buildings and climate change: status, challenges and opportunities
(UNEP, 2007)As one of the products of the Sustainable Buildings and Construction Initiative (SBCI), this publication outlines the salient features of energy use and greenhouse gas emissions from building use and construction. The ... -
Buildings and Climate Change: Summary for Decision Makers
(2009)This Summary for Decision-Makers presents the current state of thinking on how the potential for greenhouse gas emission reductions in buildings can be realized. It was compiled by the Sustainable Building and Climate ... -
The Business Case for Eco-innovation
(2014)This publication sets out to demonstrate the compelling business case for eco-innovation and how it can enable your company to carve out commercially interesting opportunities. -
Carbon Pools and Multiple Benefits of Mangroves in Central Africa: Assessment for REDD+
(2014)This report presents the results of a study carried out to assess the carbon pools, ecosystem services and multiple benefits of the mangroves in the Central African countries of Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo (RoC) and ... -
Caribbean Environment Outlook
(, 1999)The Caribbean Environment Outlook (CEO) is part of a UNEP project to produce state of the environment assessments for the countries of the Caribbean, Western Indian Ocean and Pacific Islands. The objective of the CEO is ... -
Carpathians Environment Outlook, 2007
(UNEP, 2007)This publication is an integrated assessment on the state of, and trend related to, the environment of the Carpathian Mountains. -
Case studies on alternatives to methyl bromide, Volume 2: technologies with low environmental impact in countries with economies in transition
(UNEP, 2003)UNEP has compiled this document of six case studies to encourage farmers, extension agencies, researchers, policy-makers and other stakeholders from the CEIT region to examine environmentally sustainable techniques, ... -
Case studies on alternatives to methyl bromide: technologies with low environmental impact
(UNEP, 2000)Provides methyl bromide users with information that will assist them in selecting commercially available, low impact (i.e., environmentally friendly) alternatives to methyl bromide. This publication is comprised of 18 ...
