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Enhancing the environmental expertise of staff in tertiary institutions in the Asia-Pacific region will facilitate the transition to a more sustainable world. This report...

This paper surveys the financial needs, available resources and the remaining deficit in financing sustainable developments. It also shows how the pronouncements and programmes...

This directory has been prepared to aid those seeking qualified experts in various environmental fields, in order to fulfill the pressing needs for mitigating environmental...

This document highlights and contextualizes the key findings of the Global Resources Outlook 2019 (GRO) report for leaders in business and policy. It aims to provide a starting...

This is the third evaluation of the UNEP Riso Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC) since the Centre's inception in 1990. It covers URC's work programme...

This document attempts to contribute to the emerging literature on integrated coastal area management (ICAM) by examining non-market valuation methods and policy instruments,...

Through the application of the principles of systems analysis, we will attempt in this booklet to generate a view of the world as one complete system containing many subsystems....

Le present rapport porte sur trois questions dimportance internationale qui ont été retenues par le Conseil dadministration du Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement...

This report aims to provide background and strengthen auditors' technical capacities, so that environmental accounting is included in audits of administrative actions in the...

This paper proposes a modified procurement portfolio model for managing sustainability risk and develops a set of propositions for procurement strategies to enhance sustainable...

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$...

Hurricane Gilbert struck Jamaica on 12th September 1988, causing loss of life and considerable property damage. The Government and the scientific community acted quickly to...

Hurricane Gilbert struck Jamaica on 12th September 1988, causing loss of life and considerable property damage. Government and the scientific community acted quickly to...

This volume assesses the state of the art in applying economic valuation techniques to environmental problems in developing countries. It is in fulfilment of a contract between...

This book is an eloquent expression of how market based instruments can indeed contribute to protecting the natural environment and thereby achieving sustainable development....

This volume presents a comprehensive state-of-the-art on economic instruments for environmental management and sustainable development and reviews the experience of developed...

This report, issued as a joint contribution by UNEP and UNICEF, summarizes how children have been affected by environmental changes, and vice versa - and what can be done. Time...

Managing risk is central to the effective functioning and stability of financial institutions. All capital is deployed based on expected ‘risk-adjusted’ returns. If...

One may well wonder what forms development in Africa will take between now and the year 2000, and to what degree environmental considerations will be taken into account. Given...

The main objective of the EIA: 155ue5, Trends and Practice document is to enhance the capacity of countries, particularly developing countries and countries in transition to...