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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 ...
African Environment Outlook: Case Studies: Human Vulnerability due to Environmental Change in Africa - Executive Summary
(2003)
This report containing case studies on environmental change, human vulnerability and security, brings into focus many of the issues that are highlighted in the AEO report, by providing concrete examples of the impact of ...
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 ...
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 ...
GEO for Youth in Latin America and the Caribbean: Open your Eyes to the Environment
(2001)
This is a report on the state of the environment in the region, in addition to being a real source of inspiration for people and institutions to contribute to the safeguarding of the environment. The young authors offer a ...
Trade and Climate Change - A Report by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Trade Organization
(2009)
This report reviews how trade and climate change policies interact and how they can be mutually supportive. The report uniquely examines the intersection between trade and climate change from four different but correlated ...
Industry as a Partner for Sustainable Development: Water Management
(2002)
The report intends to present politicians and policy-makers with an overview of the freshwater scene in its totality. Only an understanding of the broader picture will enable water-related decisions to align with the ...
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 ...
UNEP 2004 Annual Report
(2005)
This report reflects the broad range of activities carried out by the UN Environment Programme as it carries out its mandate to provide the leadership we need to protect the environmental basis of sustainable development. ...
The Arabian Deserts: The Everlasting Giving and the Challenge of Desertification
(2007)
The book describes the natural forms and shapes of the Arabian deserts and their resources and highlights their spiritual, cultural and economic importance and significance. It also addresses some of the environmental, ...