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Bilateral Finance Institutions and Climate Change: A Mapping of 2009 Climate...
The present report is an effort by the UNEP Climate Change Working Group for Bilateral Finance Institutions (‘Working Group’ – see p. iii) to both transparently disclose their... -
Global Assessments and Guidelines for Sustainable Liquid Biofuel Production...
The aim of this report is to develop a biofuels screening toolkit, that can be used by the GEF and/or other actors to address sustainability issues concerning biofuels. -
The Present State of Environmental and Resource Accounting and its Potential...
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... -
Financing Renewable Energy in Developing Countries: Drivers and Barriers for...
The focus of this report is to identify and portray current barriers to the scaling up of private investment and finance for electricity generation from renewable energy sources... -
A Report on Models of National Legislation, Policy and Guidelines in the...
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council decision 20/4 (GC2014) calls on the Executive Director in consultations with Governments and relevant... -
Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2016
Renewable energy set new records in 2015 for dollar investment, the amount of new capacity added and the relative importance of developing countries in that growth. All this... -
Trade in Environmentally Sound Technologies: Implications for Developing Countries
This report aims to enhance understanding of the implications, capacity needs and enabling conditions for trade liberalization of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs), with... -
Roadmap for Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Accommodation in the Dominican...
The purpose of this roadmap is to provide a strategic plan to reduce GHG emissions and improve resource efficiency in the Dominican Republic, focusing on the accommodation... -
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Developing Countries:...
A year ago, world leaders agreed to restrict global warming to 2°C above pre-industrial levels by the end of this century. Yet the latest Emissions Gap Report from UN... -
Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2020
This report analyzes 2019 investment trends, and clean energy commitments made by countries and corporations for the next decade. It finds commitments equivalent to 826 GW of... -
Sustainable Trade in Resources: Global Material Flows, Circularity and Trade...
Research by the International Resource Panel (IRP) has drawn attention to the observed shift in environmental burdens from high-income importing countries to low-income... -
Blockchain for Sustainable Energy and Climate in the Global South: Use Cases...
This report aims to provide a clearer understanding of blockchain solutions in addressing energy and climate mitigation issues, with a focus on low- to middle-income countries.... -
Solid Waste Management Volume 1
The primary emphasis of this book is on the management of solid waste in an urban setting. The urban setting may be a small municipality, any intermediate size community, or a... -
Compendium of Technologies for the Recovery of Materials / Energy from End...
This compendium describes, the environmental soundly way to recover materials and energy from waste tyres. General and specific technologies for the recovery of materials/energy... -
Costs and Benefits for the Developing Countries of becoming Parties to...
Costs and Benefits for the Developing Countries of becoming Parties to Environmental Treaties -
Trade in Environmentally Sound Technologies in the ASEAN Region
The development and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) are crucial to the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. This report responds to... -
Reflecting Sustainable Development and Special and Differential Treatment...
This paper concerns the role that fisheries subsidies play in the economic and social context of developing countries and aims to establish a factual foundation for designing a... -
Opening the Door to Cleaner Vehicles in Developing and Transition...
This publication provides information to help policymakers in developing and transi- tion countries understand the effects of the presence of sulphur in transportation fuels and... -
Challenges and Strategies for Implementing the Ecosystem Approach to Human...
This publication is devoted to promote the Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health concept and to disseminate the main conclusions of three international consultations held in 1999... -
Developing Countries Can Slash Emissions by One Gigatonne if International...
Renewable energy and energy efficiency in developing countries will prevent 0.4 gigatonnes of emissions by 2020, rising to 1 gigatonne if rich countries step up financing