Environment & green economy

A healthy environment and equitable access to ecosystem goods and services are crucial for sustainable development, but they are increasingly threatened. To improve lives around the globe for the long term, we must change our relationship with the environment: growth and sustainability can go hand in hand if this imperative is met at all levels. An inclusive green economy offers a possible pathway.

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Arnaud DE VANSSAY commented on an article | 24 April 2014

Ancient Practices with Modern Value

Dear Shrestha, On the traditional knowldge of water management, I would encourage you to read this fascinating book: https://app.box.com/s/xroo4hsq2bl190vjuu4x Hoping that you will be able to downlaod it. All the best, Arnaud
Ranjan Prakash SHRESTHA commented on an article | 24 April 2014

Ancient Practices with Modern Value

Thanks. A very good information. I am also interested to know more about traditional or indigenous knowledge and practices of climate change adaptation in the water management. If anyone has any information, case studies, please share. Thank you
Green Week 2014: Circular Economy, Resource Efficiency, & Waste

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) created a new event | 23 April 2014

03 Jun

From 3 June 2014 to 5 June 2014
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by European Commission

This is the biggest annual conference on European environment policy organized yearly by the European Commission. Green Week will take place from 3 to 5 June, 2014 at The Egg Conference Centre in Brussels. The theme will be Circular Economy, Resource Efficiency, & Waste.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Annual Report on the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2013. Responsible Business Conduct in Action

Kyriaki POULIADOU uploaded a new Document | 22 April 2014

2013101e.pdf 1.69 MB

The Guidelines are far-reaching recommendations addressed by governments to multinational enterprises operating in or from adhering countries. They provide voluntary principles and standards for responsible business conduct in areas such as human rights, employment and industrial relations,...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Latin American and Caribbean Environment Ministers Seize the Opportunity to Prepare to Exert Global Environmental Leadership

Alexa Froger updated the Information | 22 April 2014

15 March 2014. Los Cabos, Mexico. The high-level political dialogue of Latin American and Caribbean Environment Ministers and international experts produced an agreement to advance a regional cooperation framework on the global sustainable development agenda, climate change, biodiversity, chemicals...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
China’s Green Long March: A Study of Renewable Energy, Environmental Industry and Cement Sectors

Kyriaki POULIADOU uploaded a new Document | 22 April 2014

china_synthesis_report_final_low_res_22nov.pdf 1.77 MB

In the past 20 years, China’s economy has increased tenfold. This growth has lifted 660 million people out of extreme poverty. However, it has had an environmental cost. China is the world’s largest producer of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, more than 90 per cent of its urban water bodies are...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Global Green Economy Partnership Calls for Fundamental Shift in Investment to Green Jobs, Industry and Trade

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) updated the Information | 17 April 2014

Dubai , 6 March 2014 - Countries that have begun to embrace a green economy approach say that they realize a fundamental change in national planning and investment is required to reach their sustainable development and poverty eradication ambitions. More than 450 participants from 66 countries -...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Latin American and Caribbean Environment Ministers Seize the Opportunity to Prepare to Exert Global Environmental Leadership

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 17 April 2014

15 March 2014. Los Cabos, Mexico. The high-level political dialogue of Latin American and Caribbean Environment Ministers and international experts produced an agreement to advance a regional cooperation framework on the global sustainable development agenda, climate change, biodiversity, chemicals...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Green Economy Assessment Report: Kenya

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 15 April 2014

kenyagreeneconomyassessment.pdf 2.14 MB

Publication Date: April 2014 In recent years, Kenya has adopted several green economy-related approaches and policies, which include implementing renewable energy feed-in tariffs in 2008, embedding sustainable natural resource utilization into its 2010 Constitution and mainstreaming green economy...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
AfroMaison - INRM challenges, responses, insights

Tom D'Haeyer uploaded a new Document | 15 April 2014

afromaison_-_inrm_challenges_responses_insights.pdf 171.67 KB

Based on a set of highly diverse case studies spread across Africa, AfroMaison (FP7-AFRICA-2010) has explored challenges and barriers for putting INRM into practice and proposes adequate approaches and tools to address these. The lessons learnt are summarizes in 10 key insights.

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy

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