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This report is part of an effort to assist the Governments in developing the annex on domestic wastewater. The purpose of the annex is to identify the most appropriate...

The main objectives of this report are to identify and assess economic sectors that offer particular trade opportunities from the perspective of green industrial development;...

The present report is a very valuable boost for the pioneering efforts in Mediterranean countries to implement cleaner production in our part of the world.

The meeting was organised in response to the call of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) Plan of Implementation for the development of a 10-year framework of...

At the second meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, held in London in June 1990, it was decided to establish an ad-hoc technical advisory committee (TAC) on...

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...

This background paper discusses the nexus of technology and trade and the arising opportunities and challenges in addressing air pollution related to this. It furthermore sheds...

This report aims to enhance understanding of the implications, capacity needs and enabling conditions for trade liberalization of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs), with...

UNEP's mandate for desertification control is based on almost twenty years of Governing Council and General Assembly Resolutions, frequently updated. These have been...

This document presents an overview of NGO activities in the seven subject areas selected for in-depth review at the seventh session of the United Nations Environment Programme's...

The report, a companion to the second edition of “The Financial System We Need”, assesses how the financial system’s core functions are likely to be disrupted by financial...

The objectives of the review are: 1) to explain a major change in strategic thinking and economic policy in the Republic of Korea, towards a “green growth strategy”, 2) to...

Against a background of rapid population growth, industrialization, urbanization and environmental degradation, UNEP is participating in the ongoing global initiatives and...

The development and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) are crucial to the implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. This report responds to...

This report is produced by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as part of its Green Economy Initiative. The purpose of this report is to present an overview of the...

Over the past decades, world trade has undergone vast change. The financial volume of international trade has more than tripled since 2002. Global exports amount to roughly US$...

Environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) are increasingly being promoted internationally, regionally and nationally as potential solutions to environmental challenges such as...

The specific objectives for Egypt Country Study are to: (i) Determine, on the basis of analysis of the past experience, the barriers against implementation of RETs in Egypt, and...

Negotiations on how over 190 countries can move forward on climate change come to Durban, South Africa, amid concerns that the gap between scientific reality and political...