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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The Humble Potato Combats Hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 9 April 2013

The Irish Presidency of the European Union is well underway, with an ambitious development programme and a notable focus on hunger, nutrition and resilience. Gay Mitchell MEP, and Ireland’s Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello, gathered development stakeholders together last month to...

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UN High Level Panel on Post-2015 Development Highlights Environmental and Sustainability Priorities

Gervase Poulden posted Information | 5 April 2013

27 March 2013: At the close of its meeting in Bali, Indonesia, the High-Level Panel (HLP) of Eminent Persons highlighted five key areas for the post-2015 development framework, including the need to: strengthen global governance; promote a single, coherent development agenda; and clearly specify...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Making investment grade: the future of corporate reporting

Gervase Poulden uploaded a new Document | 2 April 2013

making_investment_grade.pdf 1.91 MB

Publication Date: June 2012 Sustainability reporting has gained traction on the international agenda as recognition has grown that financial reporting alone is insufficient and that not enough companies are reporting on sustainability performance. To facilitate the transition to a resource...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
The impact of corruption on climate change: threatening emissions trading mechanisms

Gervase Poulden uploaded a new Document | 2 April 2013

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Publication Date: March 2013 This bulletin provides an overview of recent discussions about the impact of corruption on environmental governance, with a focus on emissions trading. It reviews new definitions and the latest corruption assessment methodologies in order to emphasise the broader...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Guidelines on Education Policy for Sustainable Built Environments

Gervase Poulden uploaded a new Document | 20 March 2013

education_policy_sustainable_buildings.pdf 1.55 MB

Publication Date: 2010 The Guidelines for Education Policy for Sustainable Built Environments provide a synthesis of sustainability education for key stakeholders in the built environment. They set out a suite of policy priorities, learning aims, strategies and case-study curricula that can provide...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Common Carbon Metric - Buildings

Gervase Poulden uploaded a new Document | 20 March 2013

common-carbon-metric-for_pilot_testing_220410.pdf 4.63 MB

Publication Date: 2010 Leading experts from around the world have, through extensive international cooperation, developed a universal method of measuring a building’s carbon footprint. Supported by the United Nations Environment Program, this new ‘Common Carbon Metric & Protocol’ will allow...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
En.lighten initiative brochure

Gervase Poulden uploaded a new Document | 20 March 2013

en.lighten_policy_brochure.pdf 1.93 MB

Publication Date: February 2013 Brouchure explaining the work of the en.lighten iniative which aims to iniative the rapid transition to energy efficient lighting through a public private partnership. The initiative addresses the challenge of accelerating global market transformation to...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Decoupling economic growth from air pollution and climate change (Green Week)

James Morris created a new event | 20 March 2013

05 Jun

From 5 June 2013
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by UNEP, DG Enivronment, International Resource Panel

This session will be organized under the scope of UNEP International Resource Panel and will make the case for the potential of resource efficiency/decoupling policies in terms of reductions in air pollution and climate change mitigation. It will examine the potentials and limits of resource...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Sustainable Development Goals & Sustainable Cities (Green Week)

James Morris created a new event | 20 March 2013

04 Jun

From 4 June 2013
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by UNEP, DG Enivronment

This event takes Sustainable Cites [1] as its focus - an important outcome of Rio+20 [2], and one where air quality factors greatly since cities consume 70% of global energy, emit 70% of greenhouse gas emissions and where their expansion presents a range of challenges. [1] http://www.un.org/en/...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Switch Asia Policy Support Group - Capacity Building and Policy Needs Assessment for Sustainable Consumption and Production

Gervase Poulden uploaded a new Document | 20 March 2013

switch_asia_eu.pdf 4.38 MB

Publication Date: January 2012 This document summarizes findings of a collaborative study by the United Nations Environment Programme, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO, Australia) and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES, Japan) under the EU...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development

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