UNEP Publications Pre-2023: Recent submissions
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Appendix 1: Report of key findings from the stakeholder survey on decent work in nature-based solutions - Decent Work in Nature-based Solutions 2022
(2023-08)This report presents the key findings from the survey according to the three main sections of the survey: (1) information about the respondent and their organization, (2) policy priorities and interests, and (3) information ... -
Chapter 5: Aligning Air quality, climate change and development objectives to promote action in Africa - Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa
(2023-08)This chapter builds on the findings of previous chapters and integrates air quality, climate, and development objectives in the whole of Africa. It synthesizes global and regional perspectives, priorities, and their links ... -
Chapter 4: An Assessment of the situation in northern, southern, central, east and west Africa - Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa
(2023-08)This chapter considers the implications of the baseline and mitigation scenarios for the five main African subregions. The results presented build on the modelling approaches used for the whole continent to assess the ... -
Chapter 3: Developing the Africa we want: Achieving Agenda 2063 also improves air quality and addresses climate change - Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)This chapter focuses on the policies and measures with potential of scalability that would help deliver Agenda 2063 while improving air quality and contributing to climate change mitigation. Scenarios were developed through ... -
Chapter 2: Africa's future under a current policy trajectory - Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)This chapter looks into the future. To this end, a “baseline story” is first established and an approach to scenario development is substantiated. The Baseline Scenario largely reflects a continuation of past trends in the ... -
Chapter 1: Africa's Development in the Context of Air Pollution and Climate Change - Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)This chapter examines how the aspirations articulated in Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063 can be met without compromising air quality and human health, and in a way that is compatible with the Paris Agreement, limiting the ... -
Introduction: Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution and Climate Change for Sustainable Development in Africa
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-08)The goal of this Assessment is to support decision-making for development that can improve the health and wellbeing of Africa’s people and at the same time avoid exacerbating air pollution and increasing GHGs and SLCPs ... -
Case Studies on Ecosystem-based Approaches for Resilient Livelihoods in Developing Countries
(2022)The report features 10 case studies representing distinct freshwater, mountain and dryland areas at different sites across Asia and Africa, where local communities solve challenges of environment and livelihoods through ... -
Annex 1: Methodology - Turning off the Tap: How the World can End Plastic Pollution and Create a Circular Economy
(2023-04)This annex includes Annex 1.1: Key metrics and assumptions in the business-as-usual and systems change scenarios; and Annex 1.2 Methodology for the Economic analysis. -
World Atlas of Desertification
(Edward Arnold, 1992)This atlas represents the current stage of our understanding of desertification, its extent and its possible solutions. One of the clearest ways to depict a global problem is to show it in an atlas. If it is true that one ... -
Annexes - Measuring Progress: Water-related Ecosystems and the SDGs
(2023-03)This document includes: Annex A. Environment-related SDG targets, indicators, and relevant sub-indicators in the SDG Global Indicator Framework; Annex B. The SDG Regional Groupings; Annex C. Socio-economic and environmental ... -
Chapter 5: Marine-related ecosystems - Measuring Progress: Water-related Ecosystems and the SDGs
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-03)SDG 14 is the dedicated goal towards the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans, seas and marine resources. This goal includes 10 targets and 10 indicators related directly to marine-related ecosystems. Yet only ... -
Chapter 4: Freshwater-related ecosystems - Measuring Progress: Water-related Ecosystems and the SDGs
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-03)Many relationships were identified as significant for freshwater-related ecosystems. This chapter explores the significance of such relationships and whether such relationships are confirmed by scientific evidence. -
Chapter 3: Methodology - Measuring Progress: Water-related Ecosystems and the SDGs
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-03)While the Measuring Progress: Environment and the SDGs (2021) report focused on understanding the interlinkages through a statistical correlation analysis, the proposed methodology herein will further develop the statistical ... -
Chapter 2: The state of the environment - Measuring Progress: Water-related Ecosystems and the SDGs
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-03)This chapter aims to showcase the progress in data availability in relation to specified SDG indicators. The purpose is not to explain why indicators’ trends are increasing or decreasing. The change in category (that is, ... -
Chapter 1: Background - Measuring Progress: Water-related Ecosystems and the SDGs
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2023-03)The Measuring Progress series explores the relationship between environmental indicators and economic or social indicators. In this report, data availability for one thematic area was considered to further explore possible ... -
The Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia - Part III: Executive Summary
(2021-12)This is the Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia (PRSAD4), describing the outcomes of 20 years of EANET activities (2000-2019). The PRSAD4 is comprised of three parts; Part I: Regional ... -
The Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia - Part II: National Assessment
(2021-12)This report is the National Assessment, Part II of Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia (PRSAD4). The National Assessment of PRSAD4 was prepared by each participating country according to the ... -
The Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia - Part I: Regional Assessment
(2021-12)This report is the Fourth Periodic Report on the State of Acid Deposition in East Asia (PRSAD4). The EANET data of 2015-2019 is utilized for evaluating the current status and impact of the acid deposition and air pollution ... -
Seven Lessons on Using Ecosystem Restoration for Climate Change Adaptation - Policy Brief
(2022-12)The specific context for this paper is provided by two current initiatives: the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (UN Decade), which was launched in 2021, and the Global EbA Fund, which is expected to operate until 2027. ...
