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The ABC for Sustainable Cities aims to bring clarity on this. Rather than providing a single univocal definition of what is a “Sustainable City”, it brings together key elements...

This paper takes stock of sustainable infrastructure initiatives and argues for more integrated approaches to sustainable infrastructure in support of the 2030 Agenda for...

Recognizing the importance of urban development issues in the global environmental agenda, the UNEP and the UN-Habitat have combined their professional networks and technical...

L’objectif général du programme « Bâtiment et Construction Durables »est d’atteindre d’ici 2030 une situation dans laquelle : « Toutes les parties prenantes intervenant dans la...

2021 was a year in which environmental issues reached an unprecedented prominence on the global stage. The eyes of the world focused on the United Nations Climate Change...

This report presents early data outputs from the Observatory to understand COVID-19 fiscal spending priorities in 2020 and which environmentally and economically desirable...

This Global Status Report documents the status and trends of key indicators for energy use, emissions, technologies, policies, and investments to track the buildings and...

Le Présent rapport s’inscrit dans la continuité des mesures prises par le Maroc dans le cadre de son engagement pour la construction d’un modèle de développement plus...

This report was jointly prepared by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Environment Agency (EEA) to support the development of sustainable...

This year’s Buildings Global Status Report provides an update on the drivers of CO2 emissions and energy demand globally since 2018, along with examples of policies,...

Circularity and the use of sustainable technologies and construction materials should be planned and designed into infrastructure systems to minimize their footprints and reduce...

The present report has been prepared by the Green Jobs Initiative1 and the International Institute for Labour Studies at the ILO as a contribution to the United Nations...

This report defines the rationale for green building intervention on social housing, details international examples of legislative and regulatory frameworks for enabling green...

Decarbonizing the buildings sector by 2050 is critical to delivering these emission cuts – and to addressing the wider triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and...

This chapter focuses on the key transformations required in electricity supply, industry, buildings and transportation, while chapter 6 focuses on the transformation of food...

This is the first draft of the Global Status Report, which will track each year the progress made in the transition towards low-emission and resilient real estate.

This thirteenth edition of the Emissions Gap Report is a testimony to inaction on the global climate crisis. In just eight years, global GHG emissions must be reduced by 30 to...

Houses of worship serve as the spiritual centre for communities where they can practice religious rituals. Some estimates indicate that there are around 37 million churches, 4...

This guidance note has been prepared because the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) recognizes the key role buildings can play in enhancing climate change adaptation,...

This Toolkit supports the Green Buildings Procurement Manual developed for the Caribbean Community Climate Centre (CCCCC) in Belize. The effort was financed by the Global...