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Reforming Energy Subsidies: Opportunities to contribute to the Climate Change Agenda
(2008)This report summarises, in a non-technical language, the nature, types and impacts of subsidies on energy that undermine the pursuit of sustainable development. It also offers recommendations to policy makers on how to ... -
A Regional Approach to the Sustainable and Ecosystem-Based Management of Coastal Erosion in the East Asian Seas Region: A Resource Document
(2011)This resource document builds on the current understanding of coastal erosion processes and policy responses from the region and around the world. It provides EAS member countries with a two-step process to develop a logical ... -
A Regional Directory of African Tertiary Level Environmental Training Programmes and Resource Persons
(1991)The directory is a record of activities in environmental training and research and another step in a series of activities to establish a network of tertiary level institutions with active environmental training programmes ... -
Regional Indicators Revision 2011 - ILAC
(UNEP, 2010)The present publication presents regional data drawn from the indicators used in the Latin American and Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development (known by its Spanish acronym ILAC). This set of indicators covers, ... -
Regional Seas Partnerships for Sustainable Development
(2005)The Regional Seas Programme (RSP) was launched in 1974 in the wake of the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm, Sweden. The RSP aims to address the accelerating degradation of the ... -
Regulating Air Quality: The First Global Assessment of Air Pollution Legislation
(2021)This global study assesses national air quality legislation in 194 States and the European Union (EU) against a model of robust air quality governance developed as part of the research. The model is based on the diversity ... -
Regulations to control ozone depleting substances: a guide book
(UNEP, 2001)This publication is one in a series of publications jointly produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) designed to support the development of national policy ... -
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries: Contributions to Reducing Global Emissions - Third Report
(2017)Providing real world examples of RE and EE initiatives in developing countries, this report features six in-depth case studies of ongoing programmes and policies in cities throughout the world. These case studies demonstrate ... -
Renewable Energy: Investing in Energy and Resource Efficiency - Towards a Green Economy Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication
This chapter makes the case for increasing investment to green the energy sector with a focus on the renewable energy supply. It describes the current world energy supply and the growing role of renewable sources of energy ... -
Report and review institutions in 10 multilateral environmental agreements
(UNEP, 2001)This report describes and analyses review institutions in the set of 10 major multilateral environmental agreements (MEA's) described in GEO-2000. This report is the first to look at a wide range of major environmental ... -
Report of the Halons Technical Options Committee: 2006 Assessment - Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
(2007)The following sector summaries show the remarkable progress that has been made to reduce the need for halons, and highlights problem areas where attention needs to be focussed to ensure adequate stocks of halons are available ... -
Report of the technology and economic assessment panel may 2005 volume 3: report of the task force on foam end-of-life issues
(UNEP, 2005)This report responds to Decision XV/10 of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol which sought feedback from the TEAP on two issues: (1) The provision of useful information on the handling and destruction of ODS contained in ... -
Report of the technology and economic assessment panel: critical use nominations for methyl bromide
(UNEP, 2004)Critical use nominations for Methyl Bromide. To apply the following criteria and procedure in assessing a critical methyl bromide use for the purpose of control measures. -
Report of the? technology and economic assessment panel: HCFC task force report
(UNEP, 2003)In Decision XI/28, the 11th Meeting of the Parties requested the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel to study and report by 30 April 2003 at the latest on the problems and options of Article 5(1) Parties in obtaining ... -
Report on the Latin American and Caribbean initiative for sustainable development (ILAC): five years after it was adopted
(UNEP, 2004)Working document for both preparatory meeting of high level experts and the ministerial segment -
Research Priorities on Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation: Responding to the Climate Change Challenge
(2013)Research Priorities on Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation: Responding to the Climate ange Challenge consists of 33 topics presented in three sections: Information to Support Policymaker Decisions, Systems and Regions ... -
Resilience and Resource Efficiency in Cities
(2017)This report looks at the relationship between building the resilience of cities in the face of global environmental change, and increasing the resource efficiency of cities to reduce their harmful impacts on the environment. ... -
Resource book on IWRM planning approach for small island developing states
(UNEP, 2012)This Resource Book makes the case for IWRM Guidelines specific to SIDS, and argues that unlike traditional models, SIDS desiring to implement IWRM need not start with expensive and time consuming institutional reforms. The ... -
Resource Efficiency and Climate Change: Material Efficiency Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future
(2020)This report addresses the opportunities for material efficiency in homes and cars of the G7, with results also shown for China and India. We chose to focus the assessment on specific, widely used products because only a ... -
Resource Efficiency and Climate Change: Material Efficiency Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future - Implications for Business Leaders in Housing and Mobility
(2020)This document highlights and contextualizes findings from the International Resource Panel report Resource Efficiency and Climate Change: Material Efficiency Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future. It provides a starting point ...
