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The UNECE region, including the participating countries of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), have recently faced a number of challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn, the impact of military conflict in Ukraine, and the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. This has negatively
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ONLINE PUBLICATION
This publication provides a progress assessment on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the region of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), based on the data available in the United Nations Global SDG Indicators Database.
The results are presented at the regional level, identifying the SDG targets that the
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Agricultural residue burning is a challenge in many countries in the ECE region, as well as at the global level. Substantial and clear evidence exists that fire use has negative impact on soil organic matter by reducing soil fertility and ultimately reducing yields. Moreover, the emissions generated by agricultural residue burning contribute to air pollution and are important drivers of climate
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European Agreement on Important International Combined Transport Lines and related Installations (AGTC) provides the technical and legal framework for the development of efficient international intermodal and combined road/rail transport infrastructure and services in Europe. The AGTC determines important European railway lines used for intermodal transport and identifies important terminals,
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More than 60 per cent of the world’s freshwater flow is shared between two or more riparian states. The sustainable and cooperative management of these transboundary water resources is crucial for access to water, sustainable development as well as regional stability and peace.
However, many countries and basins struggle to identify and mobilize the needed funding for transboundary water
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The Catalogue of Wood Waste Classifications in the UNECE Region provides information about existing wood waste classifications developed by various international organizations and, at the national level, countries’ legal acts, statistical offices and sectoral non-governmental bodies. The information included can be useful in the development of a practical tool facilitating wood waste trade.
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This publication (volume LXI) provides a series of transport statistics tables for the 56 member States of UNECE. The publication brings together statistical information on road, rail and inland waterways, and has been prepared by the Sustainable Transport Division of UNECE with the cooperation of national statistical offices. A short summary at the beginning of each chapter provides some key
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The Glossary for Inland Water Transport is a trilingual publication in English, French and Russian, which contains a comprehensive list of terms and definitions used in the various fields of inland water transport, including infrastructure, waterway signs and marking, transport of goods and passengers, navigation rules, vessel and equipment, River Information Services, statistics and other areas
- Français
Le Glossaire des transports par voie navigable est une publication trilingue en anglais, français et russe qui contient une liste étendue de termes et de définitions utilisés dans les différents domaines des transports par voie navigable, y compris les infrastructures, la signalisation et le balisage des voies navigables, les transports de marchandises et de passagers, les règles de navigation,
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Глоссарий по внутреннему водному транспорту — это трехъязычное издание на английском, русском и французском языках, содержащее обширный перечень терминов и определений, используемых в различных областях внутренних водных путей и судоходства, включая инфраструктуру, сигнализацию и судоходную обстановку водных путей, перевозки грузов и пассажиров, правила плавания, судно и судовое оборудование,
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Supporting transboundary water cooperation and the sustainable management of shared water resources
The Water Convention, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2022, is a key legal and intergovernmental framework for promoting transboundary water cooperation and sustainable management of shared water resources that has proven its effectiveness over the past 30 years. The Convention, which
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Prestar apoyo a la cooperación en materia de aguas transfronterizas y a la gestión sostenible de los recursos hídricos compartidos
La Convención del Agua, que celebró su 30º aniversario en 2022, es un marco jurídico e intergubernamental clave para promover la cooperación en materia de aguas transfronterizas y la gestión sostenible de los recursos hídricos compartidos que ha demostrado su eficacia
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El año 2022, marca el trigésimo aniversario de la Convención sobre la Protección y la Utilización de los Cursos de Agua Transfronterizos y de los Lagos Internacionales (Convención del Agua), adoptado en Helsinki en 1992.
En las últimas tres décadas, la Convención del Agua ha servido como mecanismo de consolidación para la cooperación internacional y aplicar medidas nacionales para la gestión
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Currently over a third of all food produced is lost or wasted along supply chains and at consumer levels, with considerable impacts on both the availability of food and the environmental sustainability of food systems. The challenge is particularly pronounced for fresh fruit and vegetables, which are frequently traded over large distances, involving several actors. Their perishable nature mean
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The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), requires Parties to establish and implement joint programmes for monitoring transboundary waters, to carry out joint or coordinated assessments of the conditions of transboundary waters, and to exchange data and
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In December 2022, the resumed fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Kunming-Montreal global biodiversity framework, including a monitoring framework.
The present Guidelines for developing national strategies to use biodiversity monitoring help make biodiversity monitoring a practical tool for environmental policy. The guidelines
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Este glosario multilingüe (inglés, francés, ruso y español) ofrece una lista exhaustiva de términos utilizados en la práctica legislativa relacionada con la vigilancia del mercado. Las políticas de vigilancia del mercado tienen un fuerte impacto en la competitividad de las empresas, el comercio internacional y el desarrollo económico. Para construir un sistema eficaz de vigilancia del mercado es