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"This report describes the proceedings of the Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction Study Tour in Kyrgyzstan on 10-14 November 2014 which brought together participants from...

The objective of this report is to analyse the potential for enhancing synergies between the biodiversity-related agreements and to develop a set of practical options for...

Data profiles of chemicals provide the information necessary to evaluate the potential hazards posed by chemicals to the health of man and his environment, or indicate the...

Madagascar has valuable living marine resources. Among the 123 species of sharks and rays present in Madagascar, 31 are classified by IUCN as threatened, 1 is endangered (the...

With the trends of the past 10 years behind us, and with the dynamic nature of renewable energy markets, technologies, and cost reductions continuing, we can look to the future...

An essential step towards achieving sustainable development is through the sound and efficient management of natural resources. One way to achieve that, is by accounting for the...

The overall goals of the climate change and security assessment are to identify and explain how climate change may exacerbate threats to security, and to propose effective...

This paper seeks to provide guidance and recommendations for policy-makers to increase ambition in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement using the...

This Values to Value report highlights the most promising developments taking place in the global financial services sector but also reinforces the scale of the challenge if our...

This lessons learnt report covers Nepal’s experience with ISEAs as an integrated approach to post-disaster/ post-crisis sustainable development planning with a focus on the road...

This report, Towards green and inclusive prosperity – building green economies that deliver on poverty reduction, and its complementary set of Case Studies, has been prepared...

This document is intended to provide guidance to countries wishing to establish a geographic information system (015)

Although “the environment” in an MDG context is often perceived as being confined to MDG7, which addresses serious issues such as freshwater scarcity, the spread of slums,...

This paper responds to a request to UNEP from the UNFCCC Expert Group on Technology Transfer to examine operational modalities for climate technology centres and networks. The...

This document has been aimed at fulfilling these terms of reference. To study in detail the above described activity of IPCS and FAO as well as other related activities carried...

The objective of the present study is to examine the environmental impacts of trade-related structural adjustment programs (SAP) policies, particularly in the shrimp culture...

This report offers a comprehensive framework for understanding how gender, climate and security are linked (section II), and shares – through a series of brief case studies –...

Micotoxicoses are alimentary diseases of a non-infectious character, and no reproduction of micromycetes in the organism has been established. The etiopathogenesis of...

This report assesses the socioeconomics of charcoal production in Haiti’s rural South Department as well as potential solutions to prevent the harvesting of valuable tree...

The report is structured as follows: Chapter 2 sets the scene for further analysis by providing an overview of the economic, demographic and social situation and trends, which...