45 datasets found

The present report summarizes the preliminary results of three experiments undertaken in Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Senegal. In addition, several studies have been initiated...

This study explores demand for LPG within Khartoum, Sudan’s largest (and growing) urban conurbation. The specific aims of this case study of Khartoum are: (1) to explore the...

At the end of the 1980s the troubled relationship between the biosphere of planet Earth and the man-driven process of economic development came to the foreground as the key...

One of the top priorities of the Government of South Sudan is to develop and implement sustainable management plans in the sub-sectors of the environment sector, so that the...

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...

This report provides a platform to measure indicators of development and poverty reduction over a multi-year time frame. It is also part of ongoing scientific research to...

The results of this assessment point to the need to restructure the existing energy policymaking processes to become more sustainability-focused. Clear policy guidelines,...

This study evaluates the technical and commercial feasibility of implementing a vetiver briquette initiative in the South. To do so, the report first defines a successful green...

From the first session of the UNEP Governing Council, held in June 1973, the importance of environmental issues associated with industrial development was recognized and a...

This study conducted literature review on the mercury and chlorine content of coal in China, analyzed the fate of mercury in coal-fired power plants, evaluated the mercury...

This report presents updated and new information on coal consumption for electric and heat power generation in the Russian Federation in 2007, and projections for 2020 and 2030,...

Drawing from the conclusions in the forthcoming global report of the International Resource Panel “The Weight of Cities: Resource Requirements of Future Urbanization” this...

This publication report focuses on 10 key economic sectors because we see these sectors as driving the defining trends of the transition to a green economy, including increasing...

Mercury is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO), as one of the top ten chemicals or groups of chemicals of major public health concern. This is primarily because...

Rwanda like most countries around the world is currently faced with the problem of unsustainable consumption and production patterns that threaten the future wellbeing of...

This study demonstrates that liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) use in Sudan is on a slow ascendancy, due in particular to government incentives, investment by LPG companies in...

In order to address the issue of mercury in Suriname in both the short, medium and long term, Suriname needs to gain an understanding of the mercury waste streams. A better...

Le fascicule présenté ici porte sur l'énergie en region méditerranéenne et sur sos rapports avec lenvironneinent, tant en ce qui concerne la situation prOsente quo los...

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,...

The seventh pan-European environmental assessment gives an insight into the progress achieved in environmental protection, a cornerstone of life and human health, but also...