UNRMS Document and Concept Notes

These documents provide comprehensive insights into the development, implementation, and evolution of the United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS). They explore how these frameworks support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promote sustainable resource management, and integrate innovative technologies like AI and blockchain. The documents also emphasize the transition to a circular economy, the sustainable management of critical raw materials, and applying these frameworks to emerging sectors like hydrogen projects.

UNRMS 2022

Concept notes

2018 - UNFC supporting the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals Transforming our world's natural resources: A step change for UNFC? ENG FRE RUS

2019 - United Nations Resource Management System: Concept and design

2020 - Use of UNFC & UNRMS for sustainable development: Global values, regional circumstances, priorities and needs for resource management in age of big data & AI

2020 - UNRMS Concept note: Objectives, requirements, outline and way forward

2021 - UNRMS: Structure and guidelines

2021 - Redefining resource management as a public good: The UNRMS as a transition vehicle to the circular economy

2022 - Draft of the United Nations Resource Management System: Principles and Requirements

2022 - Concept Note: UNFC and UNRMS - Systems approach to enabling the resource as a service paradigm through blockchain technologies ENG FRE RUS

2022 - Sustainable management of critical raw materials required for the low-carbon energy transition

2022 - Resources as a Service: A catalyst to accelerate the energy transition, safeguarding climate action targets within the circular economy

2023 - Concept Note and Proposed Actions: Application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources and the United Nations Resource Management System to Hydrogen Projects

2023 - Securing Access to Critical Raw Materials in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Region: Challenges and Opportunities