355 datasets found

The SPP impact study is a joint project of UNEP and of the Swiss-led Marrakech Task Force on SPP. The study aims at demonstrating the benefits of sustainable public procurement...

The growing global demand for natural and environmentally friendly products speaks of the vast potential of BioTrade to contribute to the strengthening of Nepal's economy and...

The objectives of this study are i) Stocktaking on green trade development in Mongolia; ii) Analysis of green trade opportunities in agriculture as a key sector; iii) To...

Implementation of the ‘SWITCH Africa Green” programme in Uganda started in 2015, with technical support from UNEP and funding support from the European Union. The implementing...

The 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20 Conference) provides the pan-European region with the opportunity to assess its progress towards...

The GE-TOP Peru project analyzed challenges and opportunities to improve value chains in the biotrade sector, advance the sustainability of production, and enhance access to...

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...

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,...

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 analyses existing Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) methodologies and makes specific recommendations on how cities can improve their access to climate finance...

“Green industrial policy: Concept, policies, country Experiences” is a joint publication by UN Environment and the German Development Institute/ Deutsches Institut für...

The following renewable energy projects are included: all biomass and waste-to-energy, geothermal, and wind generation projects of more than 1MW; all hydropower projects of...

The overall objective of this country study for South Africa, prepared under the Green Economy and Trade Opportunities Project (GE-TOP), is to assess sustainable trade...

This scoping study provides an overview and starting point for Serbia’s transition to a green economy. It presents a macro-economic profile of the country, a sector-specific...

This report responds to findings and recommendations from the Solar Export Potential Study. It proposes a strategy for selecting a solar-ready, cross-border grid line between...

How can Africa’s vast natural resources create more wealth for the African people in a more resource-efficient and beneficial manner? What are the pathways to industrial growth...

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 handbook covers a wealth of new information, including the emergence of the green economy concept, the latest WTO jurisprudence, and increasingly important legal and policy...

This report is a resource for companies with a national, regional or global reach that are interested in increasing their strategic focus on adaptation in developing countries...

This report synthesises three studies on the role of indicators in assisting national green economy policymaking that were conducted in Ghana, Mauritius and Uruguay. Based on...