Growing volumes of international trade in goods cause major bottlenecks in the hinterland connections of seaports which currently form the weakest link in global supply chains.
Wood energy is the best and most important solution for renewable heat generation in Europe, with modern burning technologies efficient enough to meet the highest environmental standards.
No country in the region is immune from the spreading of informal settlements, reports UNECE study
Tackling climate change – the role of wood products
Promoting a healthy and transparent real estate market: New UNECE advisory body now operational
United States forest products market crash impacts UNECE region markets
Climate change and rising oil prices: Why energy efficiency in housing is crucial
The climate is changing: we need to adapt now
The hope of architecture in the UNECE region
Building Capacity in Intellectual Property Rights Increases National Wealth
Fifty years of safer and cleaner vehicles - The value of United Nations Vehicle Regulations
Aarhus Parties commit to strengthening environmental democracy in the UNECE region and beyond
Parties to the world’s most far-reaching treaty on public participation and environmental rights meet in Latvia on 11-13 June 2008, Riga, Latvia
International standards to progress paperless trading in Asia-Pacific - Joint APEC-UN/CEFACT Capacity-building Symposium on Paperless Trading, Seoul, 26-28 May 2008
Two years on from WSIS – where do we stand? UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development holds dialogue with the Regional Commissions on WSIS Implementation
Energy efficiency crucial for european energy security and climate change mitigation
New electronic tool offers road transport industry 21st century solution
Energy Efficiency for Global Climate Changes Mitigation
Work on the controversial Bystroe Canal Project to be reconsidered
Environmental agreement among seven countries of South-Eastern Europe signed 20 May
Facilitating early-stage financing for innovative enterprises: UNECE experts meet in Moscow on 23 May
How Generations and Gender Shape Demographic Change Conference to discuss policies and new research findings, Geneva, 14-16 May 2008
Controversial Danube Canal – Non-compliance with Espoo Convention? Decision expected on 21 May
Signing of environmental agreement among countries of South-Eastern Europe due 20 May
Spatial planning can help sustainable urban development in countries in transition
Global standards advance at Mexico City Forum (UN/CEFACT 12th Forum, Mexico City, 7-11 April 2008)
Good land administration is a powerful tool for sustainable development, affirms international conference
Important changes in the UNECE on-line macroeconomic database
Improving data quality on wood flows - Essential for policymaking in renewable energy and the forest sector
Investing in innovation - International Conference "Investing in Innovation: Promoting New Opportunities in the UNECE Region", Geneva, 10-11 April 2008
New global regulations for safer vehicles
Safeguarding the right to healthy water
Launch of new initiative to increase the capacity of governments to undertake public private partnerships - First Session of the UNECE Team of Specialists on PPPs
The Pan-European Perspective for the Economic Integration of South-East Europe: the Role of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe - Goran Svilanović to present new report on the future of economic cooperation in South-East Europe (Tuesday, 26 February, 4 p.m. – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia)
Euro-Asian economic boom facing transport risks
Lavrov endorses enhanced energy security dialogue
Dangerous goods agreement enters into force
Enhancing the innovative capacity of companies in the UNECE region: policy options and practical instruments - Second Session of the UNECE Team of Specialists on Innovation and Competitiveness Policies
Gunnar Myrdal Lecture: "The Future of European Cooperation - a view from Moscow" by Sergey V. Lavrov, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister, Palais des Nations (Salle XIX), Geneva, Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 3 p.m.
Transport Ministers to meet on Euro-Asian transport links during the 70th Session of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee
Sustainable agriculture and land management in the context of climate change
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